:07:02
he reached thousands and thousands
of school children
:07:05
who would remember
his fabulous storytelling
:07:08
as one of the highlights
of their school years.
:07:12
He took his mission
so seriously
:07:14
that he never solicited for a fee.
:07:19
Over time, he reached the status
of a national celebrity.
:07:25
Timothy Treadwell is crazy
about grizzly bears.
:07:28
How crazy? Sometimes...
:07:30
It was as if he had become a star
:07:33
by virtue of his own invention.
:07:35
I would be within
the physical presence of bears
:07:39
24 hours a day
for months at a time.
:07:42
This is... crazy.
This is nuts.
:07:46
These are the most dangerous animals
on the face of the earth.
:07:49
- Well...
- And you want to go
:07:51
and put yourself in harm's way
24 hours a day?
:07:53
I think they've been misunderstood.
:07:55
How can I believe that if you are
about to be killed by a bear,
:07:59
that you wouldn't say, "I made a mistake.
I'd like to have a gun"?
:08:03
I would never, ever kill a bear
in defense of my own life.
:08:06
Would not go into a bear's home
and kill a bear.
:08:14
One day, I came home
:08:16
and I was sitting on my patio.
:08:20
My wife was in the bedroom
with the TV on.
:08:24
And I heard her scream.
:08:28
And I thought
she'd fallen or something.
:08:31
I came in and she was sitting
on the edge of the bed,
:08:34
staring at the television.
:08:36
I looked at the television,
:08:39
and I saw Timmy's face.
:08:41
I hadn't heard the sound
or the news yet,
:08:44
but I knew just by seeing
Timmy's face on TV
:08:47
and hearing
my wife's reaction,
:08:50
that the worst had happened.
:08:53
Not necessarily a surprise,
:08:57
but... the worst.