Linda Hamilton Explains Why She Wouldn't Return to 'Terminator' Movies at Her Age

The Terminator might be synonymous with Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he's not the only star who has been a part of the Terminator universe since the beginning. Linda Hamilton played Sarah Connor in the original 1984 hit as well as in sequels Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator: Genisys, and Terminator: Dark Fate. But don't expect to see her in any future Terminator projects.

The Children of the Corn star just spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the state of her career and projects that she would—or wouldn't—do in the future. That includes any more Terminator movies, despite her most recent appearance being just a few years ago in 2019's Dark Fate. Still, she looks back on her Terminator tenure fondly.

"I don’t do a lot of regret. I think in the end, it holds true that we regret what we didn’t do, not what we did," she said. "I’m very glad I went back. I loved [director Tim Miller], I love my ladies [Mackenzie Davis and Natalia Reyes], and while I can’t say I love the film, that’s because I was so attached to it."

"We did so much good work, and it was the greatest time of my life, and the worst time of my life, all rolled into one film," she continued, going on to explain just how much of a toll Dark Fate took on her physically. "I was 63 or whatever I was, and it was the hardest shoot. Every day it was like a triathlon: 'Now we’re going to swim for two hours and then we’re going to run for two hours.'"

"I read 40 books on that show. That’s all I could do: lie down and read [and] send my mind somewhere else and rest my body," she added.

Schwarzenegger himself has also shot down the idea of doing another Terminator movie, so it looks like both he and Hamilton will not be back.