Jeff Probst Quotations

Most of the time there's just one associate producer who's also acting as a camera operator. At certain times, we'll send a cameraman and an audio person. But even in those cases, there is zero interaction, unless the producer decides to interview the castaway about what's going on. You ask anybody who's spent a night on Exile Island and I think they'll tell you that they felt very much alone.

He didn't hesitate to lie, ... He's got to run this little game of 'I'm good enough to keep around, I'm not so good that I can beat you. And no my name is not Hogeboom, it's Hawkins.'

I finally met someone who could teach me about love.

Survivor. With all the women together, there's no modesty.

Right off the bat, we send all the castaways on an 11-mile trek through the jungle. It starts one minute into show and finishes the next day. People are getting sick and everything. You'll see.

I was thinking about retiring and spending my time traveling to exotic locations around the world, meeting new and interesting people. Then I realized, uh, wait a second, I'm already doing that with 'Survivor' and getting paid for it, as well.

You'll see many people on their back, on their knees, throwing up, eyes rolling back.

When it's raining, there's no cover. You just have to curl up into a ball.

Would they see them as an asset or would they be threatened by them and vote them off right away? ... We love to force the castaways to make decisions.

You go into any Chili's during the month of September and simply color a pepper for $1. It doesn't sound like a lot, but every dollar helps the children who depend upon the life-saving research and care provided by St. Jude.

People are wondering when it's going to stop, where it's going to stop.

definitely in love. More in love that I was six months ago.

At some point, at least you know there are some things that are good and solid and you can rely on. Nobody in their right mind thinks Survivor is about survival ... It's a game show.

This is our toughest one yet, ... It's fair to say Palau was a vacation compared to this.

This is definitely a season in which teams need the strongest players to survive.

I know the big events, like if a camp burned down from a fire. But in terms of the minutiae from day to day... not much. If somebody's just whining, I won't know about it, because everybody whines. But if there's a legitimate concern that a person may quit tonight at tribal council, then yes, I need to know that. Tribal council lasts anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half.

It was a doozy. People were on their knees, on their backs, throwing up and having their eyes rolling back in their heads.

The notion of Exile Island was to remove someone socially as well as physically from the game. But there's simply not enough time, and you would see the same thing over and over: People hungry, sitting in the rain and trying to figure out how many more hours until they can go back to their beach.

Exile Island. There were a couple of times at tribal council this season where I was having an almost out of body experience and I realized: I'm getting paid to do this fascinating job!

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All I know is from day one I was laughing,

They know that any time somebody's been to Exile Island, that means the idol could have been found. You don't know. Maybe I'm telling you I have it and I don't. Maybe I'm not telling you I have it and I do.

It was a lot of fun because we never had anyone on the show with such a lie to tell and tell it so well.

We sit around and brainstorm all the time, even in our off period, ... We're always asking: What if? What If? What if?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Every day I get more and more honest.

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.

Think about for a minute what your body goes through out there. On a Friday night, you have a steak and then Saturday morning, you get up and have some eggs and some pancakes. Then Sunday, you're on 'Survivor' and suddenly you have nothing.

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

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