Began Quote by Andy Serkis

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

— Dian Fossey

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

— Andy Serkis

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,…

— Dian Fossey

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

— Dian Fossey

Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive.

— Anthony Browne

When you start to do research into gorillas or any kind of apes, if you're going to play them, that's one of the biggest…

— Andy Serkis

They [gorillas] are brave and loyal. They help each other. They rival elephants as parents and whales for gentleness. They play and have humor…

— Pat Derby

[About gorillas] You take these fine, regal animals. How many (human) fathers have the same sense of paternity? How many human mothers are more…

— Dian Fossey

The need for novelty is the characteristic of an alienated gorilla.

— Emile M. Cioran

The gorillas are not yet sufficiently advanced in evolutionary terms to have discovered the benefits of passports, currency-declaration forms, and official bribery, and therefore…

— Douglas Adams

My study of the wild gorilla is not yet finished, and even when it is complete, it will contribute only a small part toward…

— Dian Fossey

I have never had an animal that didn't have a personality, one differing from another.

— Jane Goodall