“People have said for years 'never work with children or animals' but I...” — Asher Keddie Quote

People have said for years 'never work with children or animals' but I couldn't disagree more.

I love babies and children.

I am conscious now of the little boys I am raising, there are things that are important to me so that they grow up as healthy, responsible and respectful men.

I think when your confidence is still growing as a young artist, your capacity for generosity and partnership can be hindered, probably in large part due to self-involvement.

I have four and nine-year-old sons, and the world that they are navigating is vastly different to the one I grew up in. So 'The Hunting,' and the conversations it will inevitably ignite are really necessary, for us to stay on the front foot and to raise emotionally intelligent, respectful human beings.

Kids leave us and go off on their own lives. Family members tell us what they think of us. Animals can't do that. They really are blank canvases, and we can project anything we want onto them. So the relationship is very pure and simple.

When people encroach on forest land and in the periphery of habitats of wild animals, they attack humans.

Animals are certainly more sophisticated than we used to think. And we shouldn't lump together animals as a group. Crows and chimps and dogs are all highly intelligent in very different ways.

Animals. They're nice, aren't they? They're good things, animals.

I love animals so much.