The iconic actor and now California Governor, who is famously partial to a cigar or two, understands the dangers of smoking but feels there should not be an outright ban on smoking in films - especially when movies are depicting settings of old.
He said, "I personally don't believe that we should erase cigarettes in movies. I don't believe that we should erase it when someone smokes a cigar in a movie. I think that we should remind people and kids all the time about the dangers of smoking.
"To suddenly tell actors not to smoke a cigarette in a movie when they portray a character is ludicrous. I think this is going too far."
His comments come after it was reported that a planned Winston Churchill biopic would not feature the politician with his trademark cigar in hand.