Daisy Ridley Quotes

I dreamed of growing up and becoming a zookeeper.

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

I always wanted to be a zoologist. I'm fascinated with animals. I wanted to be a zookeeper.

I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most.

I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals.

I love to take care of people, so I think I'd be a good vet. I always wanted to be a vet when I was little.

I love animals, and I was always attracted to the idea of being a zoo veterinarian or a veterinarian with the circus.

I've had a love of animals from birth. I love getting to know other species. We should all be aware that there is not one thing we can give a wild animal in captivity that they need.

I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife.

I love looking after animals. I find it very enjoyable.

When I was a little girl, I loved monkeys. I wanted to be a primatologist. I went to the careers office to ask how. Because nobody could give me a good answer, I opted for acting.

I thought I was going to be a veterinarian. I was good in science and in math, and I loved animals.

I'm an avid animal lover. When I was 16, I wanted to be a vet or a zookeeper. I grew up with animals. At one time we had between five and eight dogs in the house, with four cats. We're menagerie people.

Before I was going to be an actress, I was going to be a veterinarian! I thought I was one as a child. I was the kid who was like, 'Daddy! I want a kitty! It needs a mommy!' And my dad was such a sucker. Every time I would beg, with tears flying down my face, about how this animal needs love, needs a home. He would cave.

I love zoo sanctuaries.

I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.

What's the reality of being inside a zoo, for the animals and for the people who love and care for those animals? There's a lot of joy, and there's a lot of loss.

We're feeding all these zoos. And that's getting bigger and bigger.

I'm very caring with animals. I think patience is a big deal, because animals are always jumping around. I love to take care of people, so I think I'd be a good vet. I always wanted to be a vet when I was little.

First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I'd just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.

We literally live right in the middle of the zoo, and it means that every day is a new experience and so much fun.

When I was a young girl, I was so crazy about animals that I wanted to do something associated with them, and I thought of being a vet. But then again, I figured I had to go to medical school, and science wasn't a good subject for me, so I dropped the idea pretty soon and thought maybe I could be a vet's assistant.

I'm in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.

I loved anything to do with animals from a very early age.

I really love animals and enjoy working with them.