Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling his split from Maria Shriver his 'failure.'
, couldn't help but draw parallels between the divorced CIA operative he plays on-screen and his real life.
While he admits there are key differences, Schwarzenegger said his split from Shriver was his"failure." The couple met in 1977, and tied the knot on April 26, 1986, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. They would go on to welcome four children together -- Katherine, 33, Christina, 31, Patrick, 29, and Christopher, 25. star back in July 2011, following the end of Schwarzenegger's tenure as governor of California, after he admitted to fathering son, , now 25, with their longtime housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
"We were laughing about it -- it feels like it's a documentary … But in [my real-life marriage to Shriver], it was my f**k up," Schwarzenegger told the outlet."It was my failure. Also, in the show, he's deep down still in love with his wife.""[The divorce] was very, very difficult in the beginning.
"It was very tough on my marriage, on my relationship with the kids. I have caused enough pain for my family that I will have to live with it for the rest of my life," the 75-year-old said in the teaser trailer for the series, released last week., Schwarzenegger explained why he'd never reprise his role as "The franchise is not done. I'm done," Schwarzenegger maintained.
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