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.

Birds I am fine with - spiders are an entirely different matter.

So I think it is common knowledge that Hitchcock had fantasies or whatever you want to call them about his leading ladies.

I have a strong Lutheran background, and my parents instilled in me strong morals.

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.

Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.

I really need to work. People think that I'm no longer interested in acting and only interested in work-ing with the animals. Obviously I have given that impression, but it is not how I feel. I think I'm a good actor. I think I look OK. I don't understand why I'm not working all the time.