Tippi Hedren

“One lion thinks it's just hilarious to tackle us. He's very funny about it... and we always know when it will happen.”

“Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life.”

“I'm a loner.”

“I kind of look at my modeling career and the Hitchcock years as stepping stones to what I'm doing now.”

“Birds I am fine with - spiders are an entirely different matter.”

“You can have a million dollar, 20 million dollar budget or 60 million dollar budget, and if you don't have a good script, it doesn't mean a thing.”

“'Marnie' was ahead of its time. People didn't talk about childhood and its effects on adult life. It was taboo to discuss sexuality and psychology and to put all that into a film was shocking.”

“Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire me.”

“Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.”

“When you love someone, you treat them well.”

“I've had a love of animals from birth. I love getting to know other species. We should all be aware that there is not one thing we can give a wild animal in captivity that they need.”

“I'm regarded as the patron saint of manicurists.”

“Hitchcock had a very strange mind.”

“I could really use a corporate sponsor. People think that because you're in the movies, you're rich. I have allocated all my resources to Shambala so the animals will always be safe.”

“In most states, it's more difficult to get a license for your dog than it is to buy a big cat. Right now, there are more tigers in the state of Texas than in all of India.”