A selection of quotes from television star and wildlife enthusiast Steve Irwin:
"Crikey!" — his catch phrase, exclaimed repeatedly during his television show.
"Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building."
"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."
"Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was 9. No problem."
"Fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes."
"It is all about perceived danger. In front of that crocodile I was in complete control. Absolute and complete control. That is my profession. I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be crocodile savvy because they live here, they live in crocodile territory." — On the 2004 controversy in which he was filmed holding his infant son while feeding a snapping crocodile