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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

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Tippi Hedren
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 19
Actor
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New Ulm
Minnesota
Nathalie Kay Hedren
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Nathalie Kay
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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.
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As far as I know, Vera Miles had a terrible time with Hitchcock, and she wanted to get out of the contract. He didn't let her. She did 'Psycho,' and I believe, if you look at 'Psycho,' there isn't one close up of Vera, not one. After that, she would never even speak about him to anyone.
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My light shines when things get really tough.
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You don't know what mental telepathy exists from the human to the animal.
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I know so many people who are eaten up by regret. It manifests itself in so many ways. They either become mentally a bit off, or they get very fat, or they are just horribly depressed.
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I had to be extremely strong to fight off Mr Hitchcock. He was so insistent and obsessive, but I was an extremely strong young woman, and there was no way he was going to get the better of me.
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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.
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I shouldn't be married.
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If people could be as honest as animals, what a different world it would be.
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I can look at myself in the mirror, and I can be proud.
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One lion thinks it's just hilarious to tackle us. He's very funny about it... and we always know when it will happen.
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Honest to God, all my life I have had such a fear of spiders. In fact, I use to have a reoccurring dream about one. Very clearly, it was black with a red head. It would sit up in the corner of the bedroom and when it started getting closer, I would wake up in a panic.
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I really like birds. Everyone always wants me to say that I can't stand to go near them, just like they want Janet Leigh to confess that she can't bear to take a shower. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you.
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I was studying my 'Bold and Beautiful' script the other day, lying in a hammock, when one of my Siberian tigers walked up and grabbed it out of my hand - she wanted to play. See - teeth marks!
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Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life.
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It's going to be very interesting to see somebody playing me.
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