Mark Burnett

“'Content is King,' and with more screens needing entertaining content now than at any time in history, that statement is truer than ever.”

“You've heard the saying, 'Analysis creates paralysis.' You can't be 100 percent sure of anything.”

“I'm not at all overextended... I'm very, very hands-on.”

“I needed to be in the bush. There I find solitude and beauty and purity and focus. That's where my heart lies.”

“I'm the kind of person who if I was playing the role of someone who got shot, I'd probably want to get shot so I knew what it felt like.”

“If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.”

“The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.”

“Singing shows are fun. Every viewer has their own opinion. We all know whether we think a voice sounds good or not. There's a play-along element. All these shows can be supported.”

“My kids - even though it's a family business - they don't even know what day or time 'Survivor' is even on. They just know it's on TiVo.”

“I found a nanny/child care position in Beverly Hills taking care of a 3-year-old and a 17-year-old. They had a large, wealthy house. I learned that I liked the way rich people lived. I learned that they were not smarter than me.”

“I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.”

“There are screens at the gas station, there are screens at the shopping mall. And they all need content.”

“America is the most giving nation on Earth. One of the best ways to feel better is by doing something for somebody else.”

“The way I see it, more people are wired with broadband from 9 to 5 during the day than watch TV at night. So therefore isn't the real prime time 9 to 5? Playing games at your desk - that's the new prime time, isn't it?”

“My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.”

“So many people wanted an adventure. It was really more about finding the cast that I wanted for 'Expedition Impossible,' so it had good diversity, and people could really say, 'Oh, there's the firefighters, there's the team of cops, there's the grandpa' - so that you can really relate with them.”

“I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith.”

“We celebrate the Bill Gateses of the world. We're not mad at Bill Gates.”

“I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at Lewa. There's more rhinos than you'll find anywhere. A great part for the children is you can ride horses with the giraffes and the zebra.”

“I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.”