“I've had a love of animals from birth. I love getting to know other sp...” — Tippi Hedren Quote

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 have a strong Lutheran background, and my parents instilled in me strong morals.

I don't know if you have ever been the object of someone's obsession - but if it's not of your desire, it is horrible. It is really awful.

We had a lion that was living in somebody's basement outside of Branson, Missouri.

I had to have help getting up these stairs because I've been tackled by so many lions and tigers. Really. I'm like an old football player.

Garfield is my spirit animal.

The bad guys I play don't want to be bad. It's the struggle between the part of them that's an animal and the part that's the intellect that's interesting.

But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.

No other animal bonds to a human being the way a dog does. And I suspect there is no other animal to which human beings can bond the way we can bond to a dog.

In my case, I give a lot to animal welfare because I think that's pretty neglected in America.