“You're always kind of shifting and changing and it's a really exciting process.” Quote by Chuck Ragan
“Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the house and we always struggle to find that balance because when work is around you 24/7, it's easy to neglect the little things in life that really help us to rejuvenate or heal.” LittlesHelpingHomeHouseEasyStruggleWifePerspectiveBalanceWork OutMy WifeHealNeglectLittle ThingsThings In LifeLittle Things In Life Author:Chuck Ragan
“On the road, it's constant sensory overload, and it's easy to lose track of days and time and to get caught up in the constant giving of yourself.” GivingEasyLosesConstantTrackCaughtCaught UpSensoryOverload Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's always important to draw a line somewhere in a respectful way where you're still approachable, you're still there for the people and meeting them halfway, but you're not neglecting your own duties and your own time to rejuvenate to be able to do it again.” PeopleWayStillsImportantAbleLinesDutyDrawsMeetingsNeglectHalfwayRespectful Author:Chuck Ragan
“In the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward - well, first he called me up to tell me to clear my crap back out of his shop - and he said, "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."” FirstsWellsKindMeanSaidThreeFunClearWeekSixSummerShootingShopsPilotsCrapJamieMythbusters Author:Adam Savage
“We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.” WorldKindAspectExcuseLegendsUrbanUrban Legends Author:Adam Savage
“The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we're finding fertile material. Whether it's in a phrase like "going over like a lead balloon" or "a needle in a haystack," or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond, we're finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. It might not be correct, but we can test out if it's true.” PeopleIfsWorldWayBelieveMightCertainMaterialsFindingsTestsMythGenrePhrasesThemeTrendsEpisodesNeedlesMisconceptionFertileBalloonsTacklingMacgyverNeedle In A Haystack Author:Adam Savage
“The 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.” PeopleKnowsWayGivingFunWatchesSatisfyingLegendsUrbanExplosionsUrban Legends Author:Adam Savage
“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.” YearsBigsBlackLinesNiceBlowFatsSmokeSatisfyingButtonsHeadings Author:Adam Savage
“We don't necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.” FaultsMethodologyEthos Author:Adam Savage
“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. "I agree your results aren't always right," they'll say, "but your methods are clearly showing that science is a re-creative process, and it's an interesting process because it's messy, and no other shows show that."” PeopleRealShowsProcessInterestingResultsCreativeScientistAgreeMethodCreative ProcessConsistentlyMessyFbiLabsThank U Author:Adam Savage