I think animals help us live; they've helped me live. It was only when I began to devote myself to protecting animals that I blossomed completely. Taking care of them, looking out for them, has given my life true meaning, a meaning I hope future generations can experience.

Vadim changed my mind about acting. Vadim was the only man who was certain I had something special to offer.

I only want to protect animals from barbarous, cruel, inhuman and backward rituals.

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

Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a scandal.

They may call me a sinner, but I am at peace with myself.

Human cruelty knows no limits and that one needs immense courage and a will of iron to help others understand that animals are made of flesh and blood like us, that they suffer the same pains as us, that they deserve the same respect as us and that their continuous slaughter should not be part of human entertainment.