Arnold Schwarzenegger says his ‘abusive’ dad helped to inspire success

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up in a small town in Austria, and the actor said his difficult childhood actually helped to shape his personality. Useful: Seven Tools for Life’, excerpts of which have been shared with People, Arnold explains: “My mother was very loving. My father was strict, and he could be physically abusive, but I loved him very much. It was complicated.” He shared that he thinks a lot about how different his life could have been if he “wasn’t a positive person, if I’d responded differently to my upbringing in Thal. I didn’t have a hot shower or regular meat in my diet until l left for the army as a teenager,” reports femalefirst.co.uk. @@@@ Leo trailer from 6 Oct?