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.
ADAM SAVAGESo my wife’s experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they’re doing.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?
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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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Forever, the way we’ve done that is through storytelling. It is difficult to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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There is no dignity in television.
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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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There is so much history in New York State, from the Erie Canal to the Catskills, the birth of American stand-up comedy.
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The closer the deadline, the more likely you’ll start thinking waaay outside the box.
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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.
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There are jokes I tell in the show that don’t get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers.
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Prayer doesn’t work because someone out there is listening, it works because someone in here is listening.
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In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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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 chose a place all the way at the end of an industrial park.
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The coolest toys don’t have to be bought; they can be built.
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Am I about to feel really, really stupid?
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