Animal Trainer Quotes

Shamu the killer whale is Sea World's Mickey Mouse; whales named Shamu are the star attractions of three parks and the focus of their marketing efforts.

I think I'd like to be a lion tamer, actually. That - that would provide the most audience entertainment if something went really badly.

I was in Australia in 1983 and did a stunt in a lion's cage.

Mon cher ami, let's not give them any pretext, no matter how small, for judging us!!! Otherwise, we'll be left in shreds. We are forced to take the same precautions as the animal trainer. If, before going into the cage, he has the misfortune to cut himself while shaving, what a feast for the wild animals!!

Does it feel good to stand on my stage with 500-pound tigers and everybody envy you? Absolutely.

When I was a kid, I worked in the circus. It was a touring circus that was owned by a man named Terrell Jacobs. It was just one big tent, and he was a lion tamer. He didn't have any kids, but the bit was that I would dress up as his son in an identical outfit.

I played in a movie called Ring of Fear with Clyde Beatty and Pat O'Brien.

I've got a friend who is a lion tamer. He used to be a school teacher till he lost his nerve.

I am not a circus performer.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a clown. I didn't want to be an actor, I wanted to join the circus and entertain people.

Bart The Bear was fantastic to work with. Absolutely brilliant and so, so good. The things that that bear could do to order! He was one of the best actors I've ever worked with.

I went into this little reptile park, and Steve was doing the crocodile show, coincidentally... I was absolutely floored. That was it. This man was a real-life hero. I fell then and there, love at first sight.

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.