In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
ADAM SAVAGEIn the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
ADAM SAVAGEWell, first he called me up to tell me to clear my crap back out of his shop – and he said, “
ADAM SAVAGEEspecially parts from ‘Star Wars’ – I can do this stuff all day long. It’s exactly how I made my living for 15 years.
ADAM SAVAGEThey are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day.
ADAM SAVAGERemember kids, I have life insurance.
ADAM SAVAGEBreaking something big into its constituent parts will help you organize your thoughts, but it can also force you to confront the depth of your ignorance and the hugeness of the task.
ADAM SAVAGEThe only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!
ADAM SAVAGEIn fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
ADAM SAVAGEI think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.
ADAM SAVAGEIf I had any dignity, that would have been humiliating.
ADAM SAVAGEThe explosions, like the urban legends, are a great way of bringing people in to watch, because it’s really fun, and you know we’re always going to give you a satisfying ending.
ADAM SAVAGEGrowing up in New York, I was sort of shocked when I realized that my children are Californians.
ADAM SAVAGEIt’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.
ADAM SAVAGEStand back! I gotta get some rocket fuel out of the fridge!
ADAM SAVAGEI have concluded through careful empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me, keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less than I ought.
ADAM SAVAGEWe’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.
ADAM SAVAGE