Quotes from Jeff Probst

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

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.

In Survivor and Finder's Fee, it is about what you would do if you could get away with it. Survivor is about your own integrity and where you draw your own ethical and moral lines. There are no rules.

I married my wife and she brought these two amazing kids into my life, and we were realizing, God there's nothing out there in fiction about blended families.

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 love telling stories, that's it. I love it. That's the word I would choose to describe what I love the most.

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

Everyone wants to talk, you've just got to find a way to get them to talk.

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.

Every day I get more and more honest.

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.

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

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.

There's something to be said for embracing who you are.

Most people I run into say, I haven't missed an episode. Either you like Survivor or you don't, but if you do, you're a loyal viewer.

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