Back when I was a professional model-maker at Industrial Light & Magic, my specialty was hard-edged construction – spaceships, miniature sets, and architectural stuff.
ADAM SAVAGEThe explosions, like the urban legends, are a great way of bringing people in to watch, because it’s really fun, and you know we’re always going to give you a satisfying ending.
More Adam Savage Quotes
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In addition to the pleasure of having the piece, there is a deep and abiding pleasure for me assembling something in my head
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And also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them.
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These are people from everywhere, from Lawrence Livermore and JPL and Sandia National Labs, the FBI, all over the place, real scientists who see what we’re doing, and they consistently thank us.
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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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Bigger is always better.
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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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I’ve paid attention. I’ve pictured what I want to happen in my life.
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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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I’m obsessed with the form of a toolbox.
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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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Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs.
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Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences.
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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 didn’t set out to be educators or even scientists, and we don’t purport that what we do is real science but we’re demonstrating a methodology by which one can engage and satisfy your curiosity.
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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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