I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.
ADAM SAVAGEI have some ideas on how to fix that.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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The ‘Mythbusters’ crew, we monitor the Discovery boards, we look for the new ideas that are being forwarded on those boards, and we keep track of what’s going on, we keep updated.
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In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
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Remember kids, I have life insurance.
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I’ve learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.
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Technology is usually there to let some process go on hidden in the background. For us on ‘MythBusters,’
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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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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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Firemen have the coolest toys ever!
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When someone tells us something we’re doing wrong on the boards, we try to respond, we try to be responsive to the fan boards, but yeah, I can’t read them.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul
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