T-1000 played Kyle Reese in "The Terminator", in the role with the explanation that Skynet managed to acquire Reese's DNA and use it for a new Terminator. Cameron ultimately dropped this idea after deciding the audience would find it too confusing: eventually casting came down to Robert Patrick, as a deliberate contrast to the original Terminator - Cameron stated "I wanted to find someone who would be a good contrast to Arnold. If the 800 series is a kind of human Panzer tank, then the 1000 series had to be a Porsche." For a more machine-like performance, Patrick had to learn
Robert Patrick frightening and paranormal occurrences. "Lore" premiered on October 13, 2017, and has recently been renewed for a second season. Patrick married actress Barbara Hooper during the filming of "" (1991). Patrick and Barbara have appeared together in various media releases such as "Zero Tolerance" and "The X-Files". He has two children, a son, Samuel, and a daughter, Austin (named after the police officer the T-1000 impersonates in "Terminator 2"). Almost every year, he does the Love Ride, a charity motorcycle ride held annually in Southern California. His brother is Richard Patrick, former guitarist of Nine Inch Nails and lead singer