Joseph Baena Channels Dad Arnold Schwarzenegger During Triathlon

Every now and then, Joseph, whose mom is Mildred Baena, can’t help but catch a hateful comment on social media—something he admits can get under his skin.

“It was really bothering me that anytime I would get any kind of role or press, or I would post a physique picture on Instagram, I would always get comments of, ‘You’re only there because of your dad’ or whatever,” he recalled. “It bothered me at the time.”

But Joseph has Arnold to turn to when it comes to navigating the waters of fame.

“For me, he’s the smartest man alive,” he gushed about The Expendables star, “and I look up to him so much, he’s one of my greatest inspirations. But I love figuring things out on my own. And, thankfully, I am mentally strong enough to not let the scrutiny get to me. It’s always been a thing that I’ve heard, ‘Don’t pay attention to the comments, don’t pay attention to what people are saying.’ Most things are out of context.”