Vadim was both my teacher and my husband. I placed myself entirely in his hands.

No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights.

I am greatly misunderstood by politically correct idiots.

I stopped making films to look after animals.

If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't, I'll stick to animals.

If I upset some notions and went against established rules, that wasn't part of what I wanted to do. It wasn't my goal.

We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children and not just let them roam the streets.