Quotes by Adam Savage

“I reject your reality and substitute it for my own.”

“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.”

“I wouldnt say Jamie is a evil genius. Im not sure hes evil, and Im not sure hes a genius”

“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.”

“I arrived at ILM during the final push to finish Episode I, and it was like going to heaven. A shop full of some of the best people Ive ever had the honor to work with. I was lucky enough to spend a few weeks at Skywalker Ranch working on pre-production models for Episode II. Given that it was one of the first jobs I ever wanted to have, it was pretty cool to get a chance to participate.”

“Jamie wants a big boom”

Failure is always an option

Its sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. Its about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Failure is always an option.

The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime. Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.

Im always going to be making costumes. Its one of the ways I relax my brain. In addition to the pleasure of having the piece, there is a deep and abiding pleasure for me assembling something in my head - learning to know something in its totality in my head, and then putting together all the constituent parts into a cohesive whole.

The idea of an ordered and elegant universe is a lovely one. One worth clinging to. But you dont need religion to appreciate the ordered existence. Its not just an idea, its reality. Were discovering the hidden orders of the universe every day.

Theres this group online that I frequent. Its a group of prop crazies just like me called the Replica Props Forum, and its people who trade, make and travel in information about movie props.

Whether its the experiments on MythBusters or my earlier work in special effects for movies, Ive regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.

In theory, cars are fairly simple. If they dont start, its either the fuel system or the electrical system. Teach yourself about the path of each in your engine and tracing it is fairly straightforward. But at the beginning, mastering each new system seems like an unreachable shore. The car is effectively a black box.

“Failure is always an option”

“When in doubt, C-4.”