I think at this point, there’s a certain bizarre chemistry between Jamie [Hyneman] and I that we can’t ignore a lot of the mechanics of, that we’re quite aware of.
ADAM SAVAGEI wouldn’t say jamie is an evil genius. I’m not sure he’s evil and I’m not sure he’s a genius.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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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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I’ve meditated extensively on my family, my future, my past actions and what did and didn’t work for me about them.
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Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren’t our audience – it’s the critical thinkers we love.
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That aesthetic of the Star Wars universe: the do-it-yourself, hotrod ethic that George Lucas exported from his childhood, is exactly the same kind of soul behind what we do and build for the show.
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I just had one of those ‘what the hell are we doing’ moments.
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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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Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long.
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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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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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That was excellent! I mean, it didn’t do anything, but it looked really cool!
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“I agree your results aren’t always right,” they’ll say, “but your methods are clearly showing that science is a re-creative process, and it’s an interesting process because it’s messy, and no other shows show that.”
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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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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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Let’s get on our knees and pray. I don’t know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?
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