Tippi Quotes

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

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

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

I can look at myself in the mirror, and I can be proud. — Tippi Hedren

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

There were so many people who wanted me for their films. — Tippi Hedren

I kind of look at my modeling career and the Hitchcock years as stepping stones to what I'm doing now. — Tippi Hedren

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

It has become my mission to stop the insanity of wild cats as pets. — Tippi Hedren

Right now I'm looking at a liger out my bedroom window. He's half lion and half tiger. And he's absolutely beautiful. His name is Patrick. — Tippi Hedren

I shouldn't be married. — Tippi Hedren

Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life. — Tippi Hedren

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

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

To be the object of someone's obsession is horrible. — Tippi Hedren

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. — Tippi Hedren

Everything that I've done in my life was to lead me to my work with the animals. — Tippi Hedren

You can have a million dollar, 20 million dollar budget or 60 million dollar budget, and if you don't have a good script, it doesn't mean a thing. — Tippi Hedren

I'm regarded as the patron saint of manicurists. — Tippi Hedren

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. — Tippi Hedren

If people could be as honest as animals, what a different world it would be. — Tippi Hedren

I kinda go for the Jane Eyre type of film. I am fascinated by classics. — Tippi Hedren

Hitchcock had a very strange mind. — Tippi Hedren

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

You don't know what mental telepathy exists from the human to the animal. — Tippi Hedren

I don't know if you have ever been the object of someone's obsession - but if it's not of your desire, it is horrible. It is really awful. — Tippi Hedren

We had a lion that was living in somebody's basement outside of Branson, Missouri. — Tippi Hedren

So I do have to work, you know, and I find as many movies and TV shows that I can, because otherwise I wouldn't have an income. — Tippi Hedren

My light shines when things get really tough. — Tippi Hedren

Self-belief? My parents gave it to me. — Tippi Hedren

To be the object of somebody's obsession is a really awful feeling when you can't return it. — Tippi Hedren

It's going to be very interesting to see somebody playing me. — Tippi Hedren

If you ever have the good fortune to meet Tippi Hedren, she's an amazing woman. You can't quite believe she is the age she is. — Toby Jones

When you love someone, you treat them well. — Tippi Hedren