“Well, that was kind of fun, wasn’t it? I mean, I don’t see where this could go, because we pretty much did everything. But it was fun.””

Bigger is always better.

After all those years of doing remote detonations, where we just push a button and something explodes, to actually see a nice big fat line of black smoke heading toward something that will blow up is very satisfying.

Breaking 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.

I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.

I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.

Whether it’s in a phrase like “going over like a lead balloon” or “a needle in a haystack,” or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond

Back when I was a professional model-maker at Industrial Light & Magic, my specialty was hard-edged construction – spaceships, miniature sets, and architectural stuff.

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

There is no dignity in television.

There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy.

It’s about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of.

Remember kids, I have life insurance.

I mean it’s ridiculous. People just walk up and grab you and hold you, because they love Chewbacca so much.

The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It’s like Batman’s utility belt.

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.

I’m a mama’s boy because everything I do is with respect to my mother.

Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything that’s down can come up.

After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating,

When you create circumstances together, when you try everything, then you can lose. But you need to show the importance.

Everything is traditionally slow – much faster than it ever has been on earth but still far, far too slow.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

You can’t repeat things because each time is different. The universe has changed. Everything has changed.

I want to be a superhero dad to where my kid feel like everything I do is nothing wrong.