A man is ethical only when life as such is sacred to him that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.
If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness more compassion more joy more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.
I am not a vegetarian because I love animals I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude then animals are better off than a lot of humans.
Animals are reliable many full of love true in their affections predictable in their actions grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.
Strictly speaking my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals.
Farming with live animals is a 7 day a week legal form of slavery.
Churchill was the canny political animal very devious bursting with energy and determination learning as hard as he could.
When I first envisioned 'Funny Games' in the mid-1990s it was my intention to have an American audience watch the movie. It is a reaction to a certain American cinema its violence its naivety the way American cinema toys with human beings. In many American films violence is made consumable.