Isabella Rossellini Quotes

I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and write books about them.

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 grew up in Rhodesia on my father's ranch and every year he used to take us on safari in some remote area of the wilderness.

As a child, when asked what I would be, I usually said I was going to be a huntsman. A fine profession, truly!

I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.

I think I wanted to be a nature show host since I was a little kid.

I cannot remember a time when I did not want to go to Africa to study animals.

I don't know how well this would get on, but I'd probably live in Africa...as a job, it would probably be a safari guide.

I went camping for 33 days, and now everybody seems to care.

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?

I've always had a natural affiliation with nature. If I wasn't an actor, I'd be some sort of biologist working in the field in Africa or something.

Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.

But now I'm getting that spiritual motivation to visit Africa.

David Gulden captures animals in all their wonder and intrigue, without glorifying or romanticizing them. He knows Kenya's wildlife intimately, and it shows in the depth of his images. He has an artist's eye, which delivers beauty and transport in every picture.

I actually wanted to be a zookeeper when I was 5.

In my youth, I spent my time investigating insects.

I started out wanting to be a naturalist. My obsession in my youth was with bird-watching. I collected things, I spent a lot of time outdoors. I only vaguely realized that science was a little more than natural history, but by then I was hooked.

I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at Lewa. There's more rhinos than you'll find anywhere. A great part for the children is you can ride horses with the giraffes and the zebra.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals and been fascinated with them.

I'm a big fan of David Attenborough, who I think is the most adventurous of the nature program presenters.

When I was a little girl, I got 'Time' magazine every week, and I wanted my face on the cover, but I've changed a lot since then.

One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.

Naturalists, like poets, are born and then made only by years of painstaking observation.

I was very into animals and nature, and really obsessed with cats and monkeys. I used to play in the woods, wander off into the woods for hours. I'd bring a clipboard and think that I was doing some work out there, following the trails of raccoons or collecting bird feathers.