Arnold Schwarzenegger Would ‘Love’ to Work With Son Patrick — Under One Condition

Count Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the many waiting to share the screen with his son Patrick.

During an interview with AARP, the actor, 77, dished on the possibility of the father-son duo teaming up on a project together. “I would love to have my son in any of my movies, or me being in any of his, because it would be fun to work together,” he told the outlet in the story, published June 13.

There’s just one caveat: “It has to be natural. It has to be really believable,” he explained. “Otherwise, it looks like a bunch of producers just threw this thing together to have us both in a movie.”

Patrick’s star continues to rise following his role as Saxon Ratliff in season 3 of The White Lotus. On June 10, The Hollywood Reporter announced the actor, 31, has signed on to star alongside Margaret Qualley in the Ryan Gosling-produced Love of Your Life.

According to Arnold, his oldest son (the Terminator star and ex-wife Maria Shriver also share daughters Katherine, 35, and Christine, 33, and son Christopher, 27) hasn’t reached out to him for much advice — or help — when it comes to showbiz.

“I think that he knows that I had a certain approach and that he may have to use a different approach, because it was a different generation when I got into the movie business,” Arnold — who is also Dad to Joseph Baena, 27 — shared, noting he is always around to give words of wisdom if asked.

In February, Patrick addressed critics who believe the Staircase actor received the White Lotus role simply because he is Arnold’s son. “They’re not seeing that I’ve had ten years of acting classes, put on [high] school plays every week, worked on my characters for hours on end or the hundreds of rejected auditions I’ve been on,” he told The Sunday Times.

“Of course, it’s frustrating and you can get boxed in and you think at that moment, I wish I didn’t have my last name,” he continued. “But that’s a small moment.”

Arnold, for his part, has proven to be one of Patrick’s biggest fans — and praises his dedication to the craft. “He just always works his butt off and does the reps, reps, reps,” he told AARP. “He rehearses, he practices, and he’s really good at those readings and getting those big jobs.”

“I’m very, very proud of him,” the former Governor of California added. “And I think he’s going to go all the way in his career.”