93 Quotes by Tippi Hedren

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.

I was at the end of the studio system so when I walked into movies, I had a magnificent suite in which I had a living room and a kitchen and a complete makeup room. I had everything just for me. With the independents, you’re kind of roughing it, literally.

It is up to the public to stop attending these theatrical, and aquatic shows, and circuses with wild animals. The rhetoric about how the animals are happy and well cared for are lies. Don’t be swayed by them. The money behind these shows is huge; there is nothing good about them.

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

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.

I shouldn’t be married.

So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn’t have an income.

It’s going to be very interesting to see somebody playing me.

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.