After directing iconic films like “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator,” Ridley Scott revealed that he nearly stepped into the world of “ Terminator .”

The prolific filmmaker told The Guardian that he turned down $20 million to direct 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, because “it’s not my thing.”

“I’m proud about this,” Scott said to the Guardian. “I turned down a $20 million fee. See, I can’t be bought, dude. Someone said: ‘Ask what Arnie gets.’ I thought: ‘I’ll try it out.’ I said: ‘I want what Arnie gets.’ When they said yes, I thought: ‘Fuck me.’ But I couldn’t do it.”

Scott explained the reason he couldn’t sign on for the “Terminator” sequel is the same reason he wouldn’t direct a James Bond movie.

“It’s not my thing,” he said. “I

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