Leslie Nielsen Quotes

There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys.

With every animal, you have to build its confidence around people because people do some crazy and stupid things.

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.

I have friends who come to the Australia Zoo, and it's just, instead of playing video games, we get to hug and kiss a giraffe or walk a tiger.

I'm going to be doing exactly what I'm doing now - teaching people about animals.

I blame it on Walt Disney, where animals are given human qualities. People don't understand that a wild animal is not something that is nice to pat. It can seriously harm you.

Any time you're working in the world of taming animals, you're going to get hurt. But it's a rush that we get.

Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are.

I was hiking a five-day loop - alone - in the Rocky Mountains when I rounded the switchback and saw a large body on the trail ahead. It had brown fur with a cinnamon tinge that was draped across dense, humped back muscle. A broad head lifted and I could see the dish-shaped muzzle was catching my scent. I knew bears. This was a grizzly.

It is hard working with animals, I've got to say.

I seem to be landing a lot of roles with animal interactions, which is amazing.

I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.

I learned to have a respect for animals and for the people who deal with them - vets and farmers.

I want to get a wolf and an eagle.

What do they say about meeting a bear in the woods? Oh right, you shouldn't. And to make sure you don't, you should make a lot of noise so that they'll will know where you are and keep their distance because, supposedly, they're as nervous of us as we are of them. Which is all goo, except this bear doesn't seem the least bit nervous. He's giving me a look like I'm Goldilocks, ate his porridge, broke his chair, slept in his bed, and now it's payback time."- Widdershins

I don't necessarily agree that all animals are unpredictable. The more you know about an animal, the more you can work with it safely.

We are told, that the black bear is innocent; but I should not like to trust myself with him.

We argued about how hard it would be to ride a bear, assuming said bear was muzzled.

Well, I quite like animals, but theyre unpredictable. I mean, look at old whats-his-name in Vegas. Tiger dragged him off the stage, you know? The guy brought up tigers. Theyre quite unpredictable.

We were like deer. They were like grizzly bear.

I have a cage at home, I have a cage at all the gyms I train.

My older six are animals.

I love animals and their behavior. I watch cat videos all the time.

Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched.

The weird thing about having an alligator on set is that you can't be in the direct line of sight, or they might start charging at you.