One lion thinks it's just hilarious to tackle us. He's very funny about it... and we always know when it will happen.

Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire me.

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.

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.

Ive always had a fascination for animals. I loved watching them, and even then I thought of them as beings rather than pets. I call it a birth affect!

It does take a little work to be a vegetarian but it's so worth it, oh it's so worth it!

Hitchcock had a charm about him. He was very funny at times. He was incredibly brilliant in his field of suspense.