Tippi Hedren Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Animal abuse is rampant in the U.S., right under everyone's eyes, for the entertainment of the public. The brutal confinement and pain of training methods of wild animals in the circus, the aquatic and theatrical shows, leads to retaliation by the animals. Eventually they find the right time to strike out, and they will.”
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“To be the object of someone's obsession is horrible.”
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“I can look at myself in the mirror, and I can be proud.”
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“I'm regarded as the patron saint of manicurists.”
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“I was studying my 'Bold and Beautiful' script the other day, lying in a hammock, when one of my Siberian tigers walked up and grabbed it out of my hand - she wanted to play. See - teeth marks!”
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“I know so many people who are eaten up by regret. It manifests itself in so many ways. They either become mentally a bit off, or they get very fat, or they are just horribly depressed.”
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“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.”
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“I use every single thing that Alfred Hitchcock taught me in my acting career I am very grateful for the education he gave me in making motion pictures.”
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“I had to be extremely strong to fight off Mr Hitchcock. He was so insistent and obsessive, but I was an extremely strong young woman, and there was no way he was going to get the better of me.”
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“There were so many people who wanted me for their films.”
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“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.”
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“I really like birds. Everyone always wants me to say that I can't stand to go near them, just like they want Janet Leigh to confess that she can't bear to take a shower. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you.”
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“You don't know what mental telepathy exists from the human to the animal.”
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“I kinda go for the Jane Eyre type of film. I am fascinated by classics.”
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“I kind of look at my modeling career and the Hitchcock years as stepping stones to what I'm doing now.”
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“I have a strong Lutheran background, and my parents instilled in me strong morals.”
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“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.”
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“In fact, I think I have had a ghost in my house. Although not active lately, unexplainable things would happen and the kitties were particularly sensitive - especially, Marlon Brando... the cat not the man.”
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“Honest to God, all my life I have had such a fear of spiders. In fact, I use to have a reoccurring dream about one. Very clearly, it was black with a red head. It would sit up in the corner of the bedroom and when it started getting closer, I would wake up in a panic.”
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“Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire me.”
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“Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.”
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“He was such a fabulous drama coach. What better person to have than Alfred Hitchcock? His work as a director was impeccable. I learned so much.”
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“When you love someone, you treat them well.”
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“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.”
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“Hitchcock had a charm about him. He was very funny at times. He was incredibly brilliant in his field of suspense.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
-- Tippi Hedren
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