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" Crikey means gee whiz, wow! "
Gee
Whiz
Wow
" Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent. "
Crocodile
Straight
Single
" I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. "
Am
I Am
Our
" I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction. "
World
I Believe
Believe
" I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment. "
Wildlife
I Believe
Moment
" I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. "
Education
Passion
Enthusiasm
" I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out. "
Boat
Blood
Underwater
" I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that. "
Other
Minute
Just
" I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it. "
Losing
My Life
Snake
" My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife. "
Television
Passion
Enthusiasm
" My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past. "
Me
Past
People
" No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem. "
No Problem
Country
Go
" Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along. "
Passionate
Boy
Enough
" Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous. "
Just
Walk
Playing
" So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes. "
Mistakes
Me
Fear
" So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that. "
Me
You
Team
" Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know. "
You
Know
Example
" That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else. "
Fear
You
Show
" The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue. "
Crocodile
Years
Rescue
" The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. "
Animals
Getting Better
Go
" When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me. "
Talking
Talk
You
" Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart. "
Hug
Live
Someone
" Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites. "
Reason
Bad
Job
" Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing. "
Education
Important
The Most Important
" You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other. "
Sense Of Humor
You
Know
" You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny. "
Touch
You
Snake
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