Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I really got to appreciate Lou because he was one of the very few bodybuilders that worked his a*s off. You know, not only in the gym—I mean, he was a sheet metal worker, he was a welder, he was playing football up in Canada. He went into professional wrestling and weightlifting, and then into the movies. You know, he played the Hulk; he did a really great job there. Then, after that gig was over, he became a personal trainer and was training celebrities here in Hollywood.
He never shied away from working—you know, not like, 'I'm a star now, I don't have to work.' For him, the most important thing was to provide for the family and to go and do the work. I would say, like, half of the bodybuilders are lazy bastards. The ones that I hung out with, they wanted to be on the beach, and they just wanted to hang out and get a tan.
So it's great when you see a bodybuilder like Franco Columbu or Lou Ferrigno that really worked hard. I love that ,
