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SURVIVOR Host: Hey, everyone! Clay's with us now and is ready for your questions. Hey Clay! Survivor Clay: Hey! I hope everyone's having a Merry Christmas! Visitor: Clay, I thought you played a helluva game to day 39. Anything you think now that you could have done differently at the final Tribal Council and swayed one vote? Survivor Clay: Really, I don't think there's anything I could have done. I answered their questions truthfully, told them that this was the rules of the game; I don't live my life this way. I even addressed Ted about him hearing I said something racist, and I can truly tell you that I am still angry about that and I am trying to track down who said that Clay said something racist. They don't know what was said; they just say that I said something. The only thing I can come up with is that Brian, knowing that Ted was going to kicked off and was going to be so angry at Brian for betraying him was trying to tell him that I was from the south and that I was racist. Jeff and I looked at all the tapes, and we couldn't find anything on the tapes! Ted got mad at someone for hearsay but he was going by hearsay himself in accusing me of such a thing. It really angered me that night, and I was vocal about it, and if he called me a redneck hick, well, I'd rather be a redneck hick than a Big Ted going around accusing people of things that he can't give them the answer to of what he hurt. He's a big guy, and big guys don't like getting beat by little guys. Visitor: Clay, Did you know that Brian was using you to get to the top? If so, why did you let it go on? If not, what do you think about that now? Survivor Clay: Actually, me and Brian did have a true bond with each other from the very first moment we all got in the boat. I'd made a statement about John, about we got somebody trying to be the leader already, and that tickled Brian. When we got off the boat that very first day we actually had a true bond, and we said we'd try to help each other and when we get to end just may the best man win. When you get down to the last four people, it has to do with endurance getting there and a little luck...when you get to the last four or five, anybody can stab you in the back any time. That's the rules of the game. The only thing I can say for myself is that I didn't step up and change my personality or my words or try to be someone else. I was always myself, and people didn't realize that Brian was being a different person each time he talked to someone. They realize it now, but the game's over. Visitor: Clay, you were awesome. I tried to emulate you at home, but my wife kicked me out. How did you do it? Survivor Clay: [laughs] I have a very loving, dear wife. We were boyfriend and girlfriend when we were 13 and 14. I'm a guy that pushes the envelope to its limit, and she has to keep me intact; she keeps Clay in check. She knows how to have fun and I know how to have fun. Every married couple should best friends, and we are! Me and her truly enjoy each other's company. We laugh at each other and we have fun with each other, and I've never really had another girlfriend. They call me the Survivor, well, shoot, she's stood by me; she's been my survivor for years and years and years. She knows how to make Clay proud of Clay. When you've got someone patting you on the back like she has me...she's proud of me. I don't know what else to say, I could go on for years. I can't tell you how proud I am of her and my kids. Visitor: Clay, on the show you seemed fascinated by rear ends. Is that just editing, or the real you? Survivor Clay: No, I'm a butt man! There's no doubt about it. It's not to belittle or shame anyone. The way they edited me lookin' at Erin was all editing. I mean, look, I even told an elephant it had a nice butt! Yeah, I like butts. If you could see my wife, you would have no doubt as to why I fell in love with such a pretty woman, and if you could see her rear end you would definitely know why I'm a butt man. She's 46, and I would put her up against any of them! All the girls on the show and me have laughed about how they edited, and they all love me, and we're all good friends. Visitor: Clay, would you have had a better chance against Ted or Jan than you did against Brian? Survivor Clay: I think I would have had a really good chance against Ted. I think it would have been 7-0. With Ted, our personalities definitely got to clashing before he got kicked off. One of the things that got under my skin about Ted...missing family was true out there, and we got a tear in our eyes, but Ted would laugh at us because we'd tear up thinking about our families and how much we love 'em and miss 'em. I told him one day when he was laughing at me while I was tearing up thinking about my family and kids, "Ted, you laugh at all of us for tearing about our families. Tease me, make fun of me, but don't laugh at me for getting a tear in my eye for loving my family so much." He didn't like the comment, and he said, "You don't have to be so touchy about that." I said, "Well I'm not, just don't laugh at me." Visitor: Clay, when Robb called you a backwards hick what were your thoughts? Survivor Clay: [laughs] I mean, I didn't know until I saw it on TV, and I laughed at it. I mean, Robb is a super nice guy, and he says, "It's funny how the whole world thinks I was trying to kill you. I was just pushing you off. You're a lot shorter than me, and that's the first place I held on to. Everybody thinks I was trying to kill you!" But he's a really, really nice guy. Visitor: Hi Clay! Loved watching you on SURVIVOR THAILAND. In one word each, how would you describe Jan, Helen, Brian and Ted? Survivor Clay: a very loving, emotional, sincere woman; Helen: a serious woman, and her true emotions don't show on her face, but she has a very big heart for her family, I do know that; Brian: definitely a manipulator. His life is manipulating, and he definitely showed that; Ted: very big guy that thinks everything should be his way. He is extremely selfish. Visitor: Clay, what was your best and worst day on the island, and why? Survivor Clay: The best day was when I got to see my wife. Without a doubt, knowing she was okay. I cannot tell you what that did for my insides. When I first saw her, of course, I didn't get to touch her, and I can't tell you how much I wanted to. I was just satisfied seeing her, and she let me know that the kids were okay. My worst day I would have to say was when we were marking the calendar off the wall, marked down day 20 and turned and looked at yourself and realize how much weight you lost and how it's only half over, and you wonder if you can go on. And I'm not sure you should call it the worst day or the scariest day, but that was day 20. Visitor: Clay, how excruciatingly painful was the Final Challenge? Survivor Clay: That Final Challenge...the pain was unreal. Me and Brian had an understanding that whoever wins was to invite the other to the next chair. Jan really scared us; she was a lot stronger than we thought and we didn't know she'd stay that long. The pain? I can't tell you how much longer I could've stood there. It was unbelievable, and finally when we put the coins down, we had to sit there for 40 minutes before we could get up. They had to have people help us get. It hurt like hell. Visitor: Clay, if you had to choose a winner, but NOT you NOR Brian, who would you select? Survivor Clay: Oooh, boy, that's a hard question! I would probably have to go all the way down to one of the girls. I didn't get to spend a lot of time with her, but Tanya. She was extremely beautiful, of course, but her personality was one of the neatest and most awesome you could imagine. Her personality made her the most beautiful. I just can't tell you how much. She was absolutely gorgeous, but her personality made her that much more gorgeous. Visitor: Clay, were you surprised by Brian's confessionals while watching the show? Survivor Clay: Uh, yes, I was truly surprised that he thought he was all that, I guess you could say. I thought the way Clay thought, I said some things harshly and I said some things in a funny way, but they were all what Clay thought. I wasn't trying to be someone else. But Brian thought he had his kingdom and his sheep were out to play. I didn't know he would belittle people in that manner...I was really shocked at some of that. Visitor: Clay, is there anything you regret during the time you were on the island? Survivor Clay: No, the only thing I regret is that I didn't win. But as far as how I played the game, I played the game within the rules; I didn't step outside of the rules of the game. Some of them stepped out of the rules that could actually damage or affect someone's life outside of the game, and I thought that was very unfair. I can say I played the rules of the game and I'm proud of the way I played them. I came up a vote short and I wish I wouldn't have. My worst critic on TV, Helen, said "I would like to change my vote if I could, but I can't". Visitor: Clay, what did you think of Helen at the end of the game, with her "unanswerable" questions? I felt like she was such a sore loser, but I might have felt differently if I was there. Survivor Clay: She truly was a sore loser, and I'm sure I would have been too. She asked me those questions, and it didn't matter how I was going to answer them, because Helen was so mad at me and Brian both. I had no idea how she would vote. Brian really stabbed her hard in the back. I was very sincere when I told her "Helen, I wish I could answer you, but no matter what I do, it's not going to be good enough. I'm sorry, that's all I can say." I hoped that would sway her vote, because she truly thought Brian was going to take her, and he really gave her a stab in the back. Visitor: Clay, when you said to your wife, "I got a buff!" what did you mean? Survivor Clay: My buff...I'd watched all the SURVIVOR shows, and I always thought that'd be one of the most prized possessions of belonging on the show. Before I left we talked about the show, and one of the conversations we had was what was my buff was going to look like. When she walked around that corner, I was so proud to wave my buff at her. Visitor: What do you want for Christmas, Clay? Survivor Clay: I play Santa every year for our families, and she plays Miss Elf. This year, there is going to be 42 family members, and everyone puts something in Santa's bag, anything from a diaper to a diamond ring, and I go in the bedroom and call each one of them out one by one and tell a little story about why they are getting this giving, whether it's humorous, heartwarming, something that pokes fun from something in the last year. We've been doing this since 1989, and I thought of this on my own. I just love Christmas so much, and the family absolutely refuses to have Christmas if I don't come. There have been a couple of years when I haven't been able to come. As many of them come to Monroe as they can, if for some reason they can't get here, we all share the love of God and family, and it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done for my family. Visitor: Hi Clay! All of us in Monroe are extremely proud of you! If you could ask any member of the Jury a question, either before or after the votes were in, who would you ask, and what would the question be, and why? Survivor Clay: That's the easiest question: where did you hear that statement? He cannot give me an answer; he said he just heard it! And I can't say enough about how that angers me on the inside. It's not real; it's not Clay. I would not do something that would hurt me or my family. I will never stop. I will not stop defending myself until they bury me. I have some black friends in Monroe, and they've called me and told me and they told me that they knew it wasn't me. They're even trying to get some talk shows to tell people that it's not me. By the way, this is all in regard to Ted. But, I've got a friend Leon and a friend named Mr. Ford, and there are several who have called me personally to say that they know he's lying and doing something ignorant, and that they're standing behind their little red-neck boy ('course they said that in a funny way). Visitor: Clay, what did you think about Shi Ann? Survivor Clay: Oh, Shii Ann. I truly like Shii Ann. I wasn't on that tribe. I don't know what the problem was with her over there. I found her a very sweet, loving girl, and we talk and email to each other back and forth. I really like Shii Ann. She's an extremely sweet lady. I can't say enough about her, and when I go to New York, my wife and I may stay with her! Visitor: Do you think the twist when the tribes falsely merged had an impact on your game? Survivor Clay: The only way it could have affected my game was if they'd won the Challenge and they would have had more people than we had. We had Shii Ann on our side, and so we figured that the Chuay Gahn tribe was 6 to 4 when it was actually 5 to 5, and we were so happy that we got her on our side. We actually made fun of them (the crew) when we got back to camp, thinking that we were one tribe and they forgot to give us new buffs! Visitor: How do I know it is really Clay I'm talking to? Survivor Clay: If you turn around, I'll look at your ass. I like women's asses, and I even like the elephant's ass. This is Clay; there ain't no doubt! Visitor: Clay, would you do SURVIVOR AMAZON if you could? Survivor Clay: I can tell you this: when I found out I was on the show, I was like a five year old fixin' to go to Disney World. If they called me again to go on another SURVIVOR show, as competitive a person as I am, I would be absolutely scared to death, but I would do it. Visitor: What advice can you give to SURVIVOR applicants? Survivor Clay: The first thing to do is get their attention to get that first interview. Be yourself. Do something that you're not ashamed to do, because it's going to go on the internet. Be proud of yourself, and make something that will sell yourself in three minutes. I was impressed that I sold myself in three minutes to them, and if you can get them to look at that first video and to call you, most definitely go in and tell them who you are. Don't try to be anybody else. Visitor: Clay, how did you learn about Brian's "other" profession? Survivor Clay: It's strange. Brian said to me that I won't call it "porn," I call it "art," and I find it funny that if it's "art," then why didn't he tell us about his "art" on the island?" SURVIVOR Host: Wow! Our hour with Clay is all up. Thanks again for being here today, Clay! Any parting words for the SURVIVOR fans? Survivor Clay: The only thing I can say is thank you for watching, thank you for supporting Clay. I hope you liked me, because when I was on the show I was nobody but me. I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and the best New Year! SURVIVOR Host: Thanks for joining us, everyone! As always, for all of the latest SURVIVOR info, don't forget to check www.cbs.com/survivor. See you next season for SURVIVOR: AMAZON! CBS.com |
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