In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
ADAM SAVAGEGiving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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The car is effectively a black box.
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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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And also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them.
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Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.
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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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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.
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This is called being a human and it happens to everyone.
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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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Whether it’s the experiments on ‘MythBusters’ or my earlier work in special effects for movies
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Isn’t television glamourous?
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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century
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We’re allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.
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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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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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The coolest toys don’t have to be bought; they can be built.
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Don’t work for fools. It’s not worth it.
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I’m a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes.
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We don’t necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.
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I have some ideas on how to fix that.
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It’s about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.
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I wouldn’t say jamie is an evil genius. I’m not sure he’s evil and I’m not sure he’s a genius.
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Any time I have an Internet connection, there’s a sluice of stuff moving into there, everything from beautiful rings to cockpit photos.
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Sometimes my brain writes a check that reality can’t cash.
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I’ve paid attention. I’ve pictured what I want to happen in my life.
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Giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I’m capable of.
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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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