Season 1

“And it didn't matter how stupid he had to get... or if I was sittin' there concentrating as hard as I could... on the computer to write a letter to a senator or congressman or something else, he'd come and rub them balls in my face.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Just... 20 years of blood, sweat, and tears, and every dime I had... I'm done. I am done.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“The cats were my responsibility, no matter who owns the zoo.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Ladies and gentlemen, before you hear it on the news, I'm gonna tell you. About an hour ago we had an incident where one of the employees stuck their arm through the cage and a tiger tore her arm off.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I'm never going to financially recover from this.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Fuck the fire extinguisher.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“She'll never get a million dollars out of me. I don't own anything.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Hey, I'm Joe Exotic, otherwise known as the Tiger King. The gay, gun-carrying, redneck with a mullet.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Me and Carole made money off each other. We became popular off of each other because I was her number one most wanted cub abuser that she could make money off of, and she was my number one murdered-her-husband-and-fed-him-to-the-tigers-and...crazy bitch out there that I could make music videos and s…”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“This is what I do right here, drive around and listen to myself singing.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“So the whole world's wondering, did you actually grind your husband up and feed him to there tigers so there's no evidence? I'm gonna show you some stuff that will put that right in your head.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“It's just two complete opposite, different worlds. You know, he's a little more upscale, and I'm working with people that just got out of prison.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I'd shoot you before I shot my cat.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I’m outspoken, good looking, love to party and have fun.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I use my music as an escape from reality.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“You know, people only care about saving what effects them.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I live, eat, and breathe ending the captivity of wild cats.”

— Carole Baskin, imdb.com

“There is a very emotional connection between me and these cats. Extreme.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“Your whole audience will say, 'Oh my god, that guy has a mullet!'”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com

“I went to work every day prepared to die in a tiger cage. Dying doesn't scare me. At all.”

— Joe Exotic , imdb.com