I really had no idea when I pitched the series that it would lead to so much fun and so much connecting with kids and moms.

Survivor is like rock 'n' roll - you can do what you want.

The adventure you're ready for is the one you get!

So often, the best way to figure out who has a shot at winning is by eliminating those that you're pretty sure don't.

Reality is a genre that seems to be here to stay. I don't know how many of the new shows will last, but the more competition you have, the harder that pie is to slice up.

My goal was, and still is, to write first, direct my own stuff whenever possible and control my own creative destiny.

The thing that surprises me most is, you cannot change who you are.

I think, if I've learned anything over the years, it is that every single season is a unique one.

I love being a part of storytelling, so whether I'm getting to do that on Survivor, or do it through kids' adventure books, or directing a movie, it's all sort of the same: Once Upon a Time...

I feel good about the work I do on Survivor and am proud of my contribution.

I'm not one of these guys who says 'Now I'm on a really hot show. Better quit soon before I get labeled.' That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard.

I guess money can't buy happiness if you shop in the wrong places.

Literature is a virus.

The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.

Death is the monster we all fear, yet with each day, we walk toward it, and can't help doing so; we can't help but walk toward the one thing we're most trying to avoid.

I was struggling with drugs, I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I was using unhealthy ways to kind of self-medicate and deal with a lot of heavy duty stuff in my life.

The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.

He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.

I will laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.

We must safely secure our border by investing in more law enforcement and technology, and receiving cooperation from the Mexican government.