I videotaped it because I thought it was important to document things, unfortunately we live in an era with things like Ahmaud Arbery, where black men are seen as targets. This woman thought she could exploit that to her advantage, and I wasn't having it.

Christian Cooper

I was all in, i love spreading the gospel of birding.

Christian Cooper

I think African American apology is sincere, i'm not sure that in that apology African American recognizes that while African American may not be or consider African American a racist, that particular act was definitely racist.

Christian Cooper

I think I was just scared, when you're alone in the Central Park Ramble, you don't know what's happening. Central Park Ramble's not excusable, Central Park Ramble's not defensible.

Christian Cooper

That's important to us birders because we know that dogs won't be off leash at all and we can go there to see the ground-dwelling birds, people spend a lot of money and time planting in those areas as well. Nothing grows in a dog run for a reason.

Christian Cooper

Please don't come close to me, sir, I'm asking Christian Cooper to stop recording me.

Christian Cooper

I'm going to tell them there's an African American man threatening my life, please tell them whatever Christian Cooper like.

Christian Cooper

There's a man, African American, he has a bicycle helmet, he is recording me and threatening me and my dog.

Christian Cooper

I think I was just scared, when you're alone in the Ramble, you don't know what's happening. It's not excusable, it's not defensible.

Christian Cooper

I'm not a racist. I did not mean to harm that man in any way.

Christian Cooper

I didn't know what that meant. When you're alone in a wooded area, that's absolutely terrifying, right ?

Christian Cooper