In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
ADAM SAVAGEWhen I finally got up to Industrial Light And Magic to work on the ‘Star Wars’ movies as a model-maker, it felt like dying and going to heaven.
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You give me a drawing, you give me a prop to replicate, you give me a crane, scaffolding, parts from ‘Star Wars’
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The 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.
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We chose a place all the way at the end of an industrial park.
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When I finally got up to Industrial Light And Magic to work on the ‘Star Wars’ movies as a model-maker, it felt like dying and going to heaven.
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The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It’s like Batman’s utility belt.
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it was actually mummified, skin and all – but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.
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It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done.
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I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted.
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I have some ideas on how to fix that.
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Learning to know something in its totality in my head, and then putting together all the constituent parts into a cohesive whole.
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There’s this group online that I frequent.
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I felt like I had kind of played it out, and I wanted to see what was next, and then came Mythbusters.
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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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Let’s blow some stuff up.
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Gravity. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law!
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The car is effectively a black box.
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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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In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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They are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day.
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In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they don’t start, it’s either the fuel system or the electrical system.
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I’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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The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
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I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.
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I’m actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.
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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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I believe they know everything that I do and think, and they still love me
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