You haven't lived until you've lived with a cat.

I always felt that making a living wasn't the easiest thing in the world, and I decided I was going straight ahead and try to be as uncomplicated as possible. The important thing in life is just living and loving.

I have never found in a human being loyalty that is comparable to a dog's loyalty.

I always feel a rise in my scalp or in the backs of my wrists when something is special, whether it be a song or a man.

It is heartbreaking to see so many animals in distress through the Gulf Coast region. Many of them are frightened, confused, hungry, dehydrated and lost.

I am deeply grateful to the President and to my country. ... To come from Cincinnati, Ohio, for God's sake, then to go to Hollywood, and to get this kind of tribute from my country. ... I love this country so much.

I think everything in my life has led to my animal welfare work.