On his decision: "After 10 years and 20 seasons, it felt like a prudent and thoughtful thing to take a moment and breathe and think, ‘what's next for me?' But I started to come back to the same conclusion, which was I am not finished with Survivor yet. It's the right way to go."
On the plans for seasons 21 and 22: "I think Heroes vs. Villains is going to satisfy on every level, so what's inspiring about that is we are coming off Samoa with Russell and a season with 20 returning all-stars, so we have to do something special with 21 and 22. We have to be on our game and get very creative, so that is very exciting."
On his job being a desireable one: "It really hit me when I walked in to the party a month ago and saw the logos for the 20 seasons on the wall. That was a really great kick in the pants for me to say, ‘Don't be embarrassed to be proud of what the team has accomplished.' Twenty seasons is a lot of television. I am very much aware that I have one of the top 10 jobs on television. I get it."
On travelling: "I had to get a new passport two years ago, and that was an emotional moment, me and the passport, having to say goodbye to all those stamps from all over the world. It was all weathered, it folded, it had been in my pocket, it had been in backpacks, it had gotten wet, it had been on boats, and then I get from the government a brand new one and it's like, ‘ah, really?' But I've started filling one up, though!"
