Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell,
ADAM SAVAGENearly every one of these – from R2D2 to Hellboy’s revolver – ends with the paint job. And it’s not just cosmetic.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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That’s our job – to strap rockets onto everything.
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There are women who are wishing that they were that piece of tape right now.
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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 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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In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it’s been, what it’s been used for, and for how long.
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I’ve always thought something that makes you laugh, it makes you laugh because there’s a little bit of truth to it.
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Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting.
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There’s this group online that I frequent.
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Gravity. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law!
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Back when I was a professional model-maker at Industrial Light & Magic, my specialty was hard-edged construction – spaceships, miniature sets, and architectural stuff.
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It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done.
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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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Well, that was kind of fun, wasn’t it? I mean, I don’t see where this could go, because we pretty much did everything. But it was fun.”
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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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