United Kingdom, July 17 -- Arnold Schwarzenegger "fell in love with America" as a child.

The 77-year-old actor was born and raised in Austria, but he developed an ambition to move to the US during his younger years.

Schwarzenegger told The Wall Street Journal newspaper: "At age ten, I fell in love with America. That came from watching film rolls in school. The teacher would advance the strips by turning a knob, showing one image at a time. I was blown away.

"They were about things like the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge and cars with huge fins driving on U.S. highways with six lanes on each side. All of it was over the top."

Schwarzenegger always dreamed of becoming "famous and rich" in America. And although he first fo...