You know, it’s the best job I’ve ever had, on its worst day it’s better than anything else, but it’s a huge amount of responsibility
ADAM SAVAGEI’ve regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.
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And I’ve concluded, after careful consideration, that this person keeping score is me.
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This is the point in the show where we say, ‘Oh, what else do we have in the van that’s flammable?’
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Let’s blow some stuff up.
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We’re always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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There’s few things that get you over your own crap more than working hard.
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I’ve paid attention. I’ve pictured what I want to happen in my life.
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One worth clinging to. But you don’t need religion to appreciate the ordered existence. It’s not just an idea, it’s reality.
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Half of it is absolutely genuine, and half of it is us playing around with that fact.
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And there are days when just going into work and building something from someone else’s drawing sounds like going back to heaven.
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Gravity. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law!
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Nearly every one of these – from R2D2 to Hellboy’s revolver – ends with the paint job. And it’s not just cosmetic.
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It’s a group of prop crazies just like me called the Replica Props Forum, and it’s people who trade, make and travel in information about movie props.
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So my wife’s experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they’re doing.
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If I haven’t had any long term psychological side effects from all the things I’ve already done on this show, this isn’t gonna hurt much more.
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Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell,
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