'Why' is a question no animal can ask, because both the question and answers require speech. Have you ever seen an animal shrug?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.
The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.
I approach my character with the question: What would an animal think? How would an animal respond? A lot of times, it's quick action and no fear, and sometimes it's irrational fear. You don't always know.
Sometimes I read about someone saying with great authority that animals have no intentions and no feelings, and I wonder, 'Doesn't this guy have a dog?'
We are a unique ape. We have language. Other animals have systems of communication that fall far short of that. They don't have the same ability to communicate complicated conditionals and what-ifs and talk about things that are not present.
There is no reasoning, no process of inference or comparison; there is no thinking about things, no putting two and two together; there are no ideas - the animal does not think of the box or of the food or of the act he is to perform.
You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us.
An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.
Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an animal.