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"Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that his experience as Governor of California has made him a better actor. The Austrian is about to make his action movie comeback as a lead alongside Johnny Knoxville in The Last Stand, released later this month.  The star claimed to CNN that his acting skills have improved since his last starring role, in 2002&amp;#039;s Collateral Damage. The 65-year-old said: &amp;quot;I got older. I got wiser. I experienced certain things as governor that helped me with my performance. &amp;quot;I think I&amp;#039;m better today than when I left the acting field. I think the movie turned out really terrific and I was very fortunate to work with a director that is really good at pulling performances out of actors. I loved working with Kim Jee-woon.&amp;quot; The actor recently confirmed that he is set to star in a new Conan film, and said that he hopes it will be influenced by Zack Snyder&amp;#039;s 300. Speaking at The Last Stand&amp;#039;s premiere, Schwarzenegger said: &amp;quot;I fought for years for them to be serious about it and make it an &amp;#039;A&amp;#039; movie, not just a movie where people get hacked up and all this, but a great story with a great director. &amp;quot;And they are now serious about it and so I&amp;#039;m looking forward to the script being finished so we can prep the movie and start shooting.&amp;quot; The Last Stand will be released on January 18 in the US, and January 25 in the UK. Watch the trailer for The Last Stand below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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