Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
There was an all-Black alliance starting on day 2!
No one said anything outright for a day, but we all looked at each other and kinda nodded.
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I like to think that it worked.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, give the update as to what youve been up to since appearing onSurvivor.
ANTHONY ROBINSON: Life has been a busy blur of different adventures since I got off the island.
I changed careers and went into film and television.
I worked briefly for Rupert Boneham on his music project, “I Saw You ON TV.”
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
Finding that reservoir of internal power, even if it didn’t get me deeper in the game?
Yeah, I’m proud of that.
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
My biggest regret from my experience onSurvivorwas not finding the hidden immunity idol!
It was like the end toThe Usual Suspectswhen the detective realizes who Kaiser Soze is.
It was a horrible realization that I could have saved myself and made it much deeper into the game.
There was an all-Black alliance starting on day 2!
No one said anything outright for a day, but we all looked at each other and kinda nodded.
I like to think that it worked.
We also had some crazy times with our rafts!
One of them drug anchor and started drifting out to sea.
Earl and I were exploring the island and stumbled upon Erika, who spied it drifting away.
I cut my hand and started dripping blood.
I looked up at Earl and was like “nope.”
It was really impressive, almost like a challenge.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
It’s a mixed bag for me.
While it is definitely aversionof my time out there, it’s not thewholeof my time out there.
There was a redeeming uptick to that statement!"
or “That’s not what I was referring to at that moment!”
or “Where’s that time when I opened that coconut in one chop?!”
So, yeah, it’s me, but it’s just one part of me out there.
It’s a more complex edit than some get, but not as strong as others, either.
It wasn’t atypicaledit, to be sure.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
Coming off the island was… surreal.
You realize that is a lot more light at night in civilization, a lot more noise.
During our season, the Ponderosa wasn’t recorded (that I know of!)
and we eased back into the world from there.
Then we got sequestered in Sydney, Australia for the rest of the time.
And man, we were all varying degrees of where we were.
Coming home was even weirder.
It was like having removed a layer of gauze off my eyes.
You’re with family and friends, and you’re free to’t talk to anyone about it.
It was really isolating for a while.
Coming off ofSurvivoris like its own special flavor of PTSD mixed with Stockholm Syndrome.
13 years since it aired, and yeah, I still get that from time to time.
The show was airing, and was on episode 2 or 3.
I thought I was incognito!
Someone called out my full name from across the upper concourse and it caught me completely off guard.
I’ve lost any anonymity!"
Now, I’m back to obscurity, and I think I’m OK with that.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
I still talk to a lot of my season’s cast from time to time.
Somehow, I’ve become friends with almost everyone, to some degree (yes, even Rocky!
He was a groomsman at my wedding, and our families get together when we can.
Yeah, Earl and I keep in touch, for sure.
Do you still watchSurvivor,and if so, whats your favorite season you were not on and why?
Whos one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
The list of Survivors that I wish I could play with is long!
He’s a super physical guy, but also a really deep soul.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor,what would it be and why?
Show more camp life.
Show more of folks that aren’t making big moves.
Kind of how it used to be, and not unlike howAustralian Survivordoes it now.
I want to get a better sense of the so-called “boring” people, too.
and then having to make a decision and then run with it based on that.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
Would I play again if asked?
Oh dear lord, YES!
I’m not the same person I was when I went on the last time.
I’m a lot more patient, more hungry, and the adventure is different.
I’ve got a different fire for it.
In my head, I should have made it to the final five.
