SURVIVOR Host: Hi Ethan! Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to take some questions?
Ethan: Yeah, I'm ready.

cJgT: Hi Ethan. First of all, it sucks that you were ousted last night! You seemed less-than-pleased with Lex when he came to speak with you regarding his vote. Do you understand his reasoning, or is he dead to you?
Ethan: Well first of all, he's not dead to me. I just talked to him last night after the show. He's not dead to me; I understand his reasoning. I had a little bit of a tough time because he wanted to play this game businesslike and not let our friendship get in the way, but then he takes me aside as his pal. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I was just frustrated. But we're still great friends. No hard feelings.

Peaches: Yo Ethan! Were you surprised to see that Kathy voted for you? Did you think from what she said that she would swing your way?
Ethan: I wasn't surprised she voted for me, but I was hoping she'd see the light and vote for Jerri. She seems like a very smart player; therefore, voting off Colby, Richard and me does not seem like a smart strategy if you want to win more Challenges in the future.

NewOrleansLady: Hi Ethan. You are my all-time favorite Survivor! Why do you think that Kathy would not go along with your plan and get rid of Jerri?
Ethan: I think she just might not have had as much trust in me as she did in Lex. She had been in Mogo Mogo with Lex since day one, and it seemed like they were calling the shots in that tribe.

AllStarsFan: Ethan, how did you feel at Tribal Council last week when you first realized that Lex had left you out of the loop about voting off Colby?
Ethan: I was shocked! To be blindsided like that is not the best feeling in the world. I thought Colby, Lex and I had some sort of connection. Then to be left out of the loop like that made me realize that it was back to the drawing board. I couldn't trust anyone and had to work even harder to keep dodging the bullet.

Spyke: Hey Ethan, if you were in the same position as Lex (he was a past winner and you weren't), would you have done the same thing and voted off a close friend?
Ethan: No. I felt, and still feel, that to bring a winner with you to the Final Two is a smart strategy. No one wants to see a winner win again. I value friendship more than this little game called SURVIVOR. So I probably wouldn't turn against my buddy.

NewOrleansLady: Hey Ethan! The other tribe acts like they are having fun and are a family, while Mogo Mogo always seems to be down. Was it more than just loosing the Challenges that was bringing the tribe down? And if so, who do you blame for that?
Ethan: Well, you know, it's not like we didn't have any fun. Colby, Lex and I went diving off the rocks while we were fishing, and that was definitely fun. But when you continue to lose Challenge after Challenge, it breaks you down and your morale is low. You can't blame one person for losing these Challenges.

Melme: Ethan, I didn't watch SURVIVOR: AFRICA, although after seeing you on ALL-STARS, I'm sorry I didn't. How did the two experiences compare? Was one easier than the other? Was one more competitive than the other?
Ethan: Environmentally, I think Africa was much more difficult. Being stranded in the middle of the desert with the heat, no water and very little food was more difficult than Panama. However, mentally and strategically, ALL-STARS was more difficult, because every player out there was an expert in the game, or thought they were.

diamond: Hi Ethan. I sure hated to see you get voted off. Your inner and outer beauty outshines any of the All-Stars. Do you think SURVIVOR has become a game of who can lie and backstab the best?
Ethan: No, and that's the beauty of SURVIVOR. It's not just one thing. You have to do everything to go far in this game. You have to lie, tell the truth, be athletic, sneaky, honest. It's a game that touches on every part of a person. If it was just lying and cheating, then I wouldn't have ever won in AFRICA, and I wouldn't have outlasted the other winners on ALL-STARS.

AllStarsFan: Ethan, what's the craziest thing a fan has said to you or sent you?
Ethan: Probably one of the weirdest things was someone sent me a huge needlepoint of the US Weekly cover I was on after winning AFRICA. It must have taken forever to do. I mean, from a distance it looks like a photo. That was pretty strange.

seawater: Hi Ethan. Were you surprised seeing that Lex told Jerri that they weren't going to tell you that you were going, so you couldn't pull a "Hail Mary" move, but then he did?
Ethan: No, I wasn't surprised he told me. Lex knew enough of me as a person to know I didn't want to be blindsided.

EZChoice: Ethan you said you didn't have fun this time. Why not?
Ethan: Because from day one I was struggling to save my life. I was at every Tribal Council except one. It's not too much fun to continuously have your head on the chopping block. You never feel secure. But in hindsight, I love the game of SURVIVOR, the competition and the pushing of your mind, body and spirit to the limit. That is fun.

Legend41: Hello Ethan. I think SURVIVOR should have a "Tournament of Champions" down the road, and if they do, would you participate?
Ethan: Sure, I love everything about SURVIVOR, and I'd be honored to play again against the best of the best.

Renice: Hi Ethan, what will you be doing now? Are you playing soccer? By the way, I love what Grassroot Soccer is doing for AIDS
Ethan: Full-steam ahead with Grassroot Soccer. That is truly what I love doing. That's why I wore my Grassroot Soccer tee shirt on the show, because that's real, and that's reality, and every time I questioned what was going on, I could look down on that and remember what was really important. If anyone's interested in more information, go to www.grassrootsoccer.org.

Legend41: Hello Ethan. What are your thoughts on Boston Rob, and will his arrogance be his downfall in the game?
Ethan: Well, I think he's playing a good game, but you know it's basically the same game he played in Marquesas. Try to hook-up with the cute girls, string them along, play the Godfather role. Been there, done that.

NEXT >>