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. – 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
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. – 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
In fact, I think I have had a ghost in my house. Although not active lately, unexplainable things would happen and the kitties were particularly sensitive – especially, Marlon Brando… the cat not the man. – 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
I was at the end of the studio system so when I walked into movies, I had a magnificent suite in which I had a living room and a kitchen and a complete makeup room. I had everything just for me. With the independents, you’re kind of roughing it, literally. – Tippi Hedren
I’ve 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! – Tippi Hedren
I was under contract with Hitchcock before I even met him. They wouldn’t tell me anything about the film, or who was working on it. They had all sorts of excuses as to why they couldn’t tell me anything. – 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
We have a lion, tiger, liger, which is the father is a lion and the mother is a tiger, black and spotted leopard, mountain lion, Asian leopard cats. Weve got a tremendous number of the exotic feline. – Tippi Hedren
I didn’t think any amount of money was worth something that would take away what you believed in or what you stood for. I didn’t want to do something my parents and daughter couldn’t be proud of. – Tippi Hedren
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. – Tippi Hedren