Little Miss Sunshine was inspired by an offhand comment from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Screenwriter Michael Ardnt read an interview with Schwarzenegger, telling a crowd of high school students that he “hated” losers.⁠ ⁠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In a book store appearance, Ardnt reflected on this premise. “I thought, there’s something just so wrong with that attitude. There’s something so demeaning and insulting about referring to any other person as a loser, and I wanted to… attack that idea that in life you’re either going up or you’re going down.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #LittleMissSunshine #Movies