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I feel more comfortable with gorillas than people. I can anticipate what a gorilla's going to do, and they're purely motivated.

Gorillas are almost altruistic in nature. There's very little if any 'me-itis.' When I get back to civilization, I'm always appalled by 'me, me, me.'

Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.

As I started to research gorillas, I began to understand that they're all totally individual and idiosyncratic, and they have their own personalities.

Gorillas may seem terrifying because of their bodies, but they are really magnificent and very gentle.

Gorillas are in danger of being wiped out by the Ebola virus. I feel like we have limited time to get to know them and understand them and they're going to disappear - that's terrifically sad. Wouldn't it be great if we could stop that?

I think what's going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.

Gorillas have a belch vocalization, which is sort of like, 'I'm OK, you're OK.' They do a pig grunt, which is reprimanding. They sing, they laugh, and they hoot, which grows into a chest-beating display.

Gorillas are still wild creatures. That's made very clear when you observe them in nature. They charge and perform other displays that are terrifying by design. But they don't attack unless they feel threatened.

I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built.