Adam Savage Quotes

I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.

I read a magazine called 'Cinefantastique' that had just come out with a making of 'Star Wars' issue. They had some very long and detailed interviews with a whole bunch of people at ILM. I think I memorized that whole magazine.

I definitely used to dream of sitting in the movie theatre watching the 'Star Wars' credits come up knowing I was part of one of those films.

A lot of us got into the industry because of 'Star Wars,' and we all have this love of the original source material.

To be fair, it's not even the first time I've seen a dead version of myself. There was one on Harry Potter, on the last movie, that they actually used to bring to set in a body bag.

[I was filmed] against a blue screen [in the Star Wars]. All the rest came later, in Lucasland. They did have me take gun lessons, though. I went to the same guys who taught Robert De Niro for Taxi Driver.

The 3-D effects in "Star Wars" are so realistic, you can actually see George Lucas reaching from the screen and taking the money from your wallet.

I learned so much about the making of Star Wars and that became a real drive for me, right from the time I was 12 or 13.

I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.

People are still asking me if I knew Star Wars was going to be that big of a hit. Yes, we all knew. The only one who didn't know was George.

I always wanted to be part of a movie that creates a different world.

When I was about 10 or 11, I realised that people made movies; until then, I had thought they just happened.

You've seen how they make movies like Star Wars and stuff. They're never really there. They're in front of a green screen just pretending to be jumping around.

For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made.

The Japanese, despite the trade deficit and their ability to build fabulous automobiles, still think that a guy in a monster suit is all that is needed for a monster movie.

When you walk onto a Peter Jackson set, you can see straightaway that money isn't an issue.

I have a sneaking suspicion that if there were a way to make movies without actors, George Lucas would do it.

I like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting.

There's an electrical thing about movies.

The irony is that you can't use real rain to make movies.

You can't blame movies for embracing spectacle; filmmakers since D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. De Mille have loved spectacle, and spectacle is something that movies convey like no other medium, especially in a digital age.

Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.

My passion is doing movies, so as long as I keep doing that I will be happy.

In Hollywood, moviemaking used to be about escaping reality to go to the movies.

I can't imagine a more profoundly exciting experience than I had working on 'Avatar.' And whether I'm ever part of it again, I'll always be very proud that I was a part of it.