Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
Just minutes into the game, Samson was named the leader of the Luzon (Brains) tribe.
And because of that, he was voted out two days later.
David Samson on ‘Survivor: Cagayan’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, what have you been up to since appearing onSurvivor?
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
I regret not working with Garrett.
I judged him incorrectly from the moment I met him.
The number of hours spent trying to make fire with no flint.
The lack of food is real.
The lack of sleep is real.
The paranoia is real.
The anxiety is real.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
[Jokes] I wasn’t voted off first.
I made it to the end.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment?
I came back and immediately returned to that year’s baseball season.
How can you regret something when you do what you have wanted to try for so many years?
My only regret would have been not applying.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email from your season?
Sarah Lacina and I are very close friends and have run around the world together.
Tony [Vlachos] and I are in touch.
Actually, I am in touch with most of theSurvivor: Cagayancast.
The entire Brains tribe is in a text group, and we communicate often.
I have never missed a season.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
I have been lucky enough to meet so many former players that it is hard to narrow the list.
That said, I would love to play with Ethan [Zohn] and RC [Saint-Amour].
And I would love to play with the entire cast of season 28 again.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
It’s hard to change perfection.
Jeff and the other producers are professional entertainers.
Their ability to change and adapt and grow the show is exemplary.
And there is no end in sight.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
