Quotes by Adam Savage

About Adam Savage:

Adam Whitney Savage is an American industrial design and special effects designer/fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality, known as co-host (with Jamie Hyneman) of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters and Unchained Reaction. His model work has appeared in major films, including Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and The Matrix Reloaded. He is a prominent member of the skeptic community. He lives in San Francisco with his twin sons and wife, Julia.
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I'm a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes. Nearly every one of these - from R2D2 to Hellboy's revolver - ends with the paint job. And it's not just cosmetic. The paint literally tells a story: w...

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I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.

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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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Let's get on our knees and pray. I don't know to whom. Is there a patron saint of ballistics gel?

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The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!

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Lists are how I parse and manage the world.

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I would have to say that looked like it hurt.

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Stand back! I gotta get some rocket fuel out of the fridge!

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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. It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done.

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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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I'm not a sculptor; I'm a hard-edged model maker. You give me a drawing, you give me a prop to replicate, you give me a crane, scaffolding, parts from 'Star Wars' - especially parts from 'Star Wars' - I can do this stuff all day long. It's exactly ho...

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The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the 'Mythbusters' heart and there's no small reason that they've embraced us. That's our people. That's the way we like to think.

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I'm obsessed with the form of a toolbox. 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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Am I about to feel really, really stupid?

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I am now standing in a mixture of cooling fluid, gasoline, and cola.

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There is no dignity in television.

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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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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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I am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the discussion should be. So, I would say I'm more optimistic than pessimistic.

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Firemen have the coolest toys ever!

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I'm not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun... Not unless I have to!

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Author Bio

  • NameAdam Savage
  • DescriptionSpecial effects specialist, host of MythBusters
  • BornJuly 15, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Presenter; Film Producer; Engineer; Sculptor; Teacher; Artist