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title: "7 Adam Quotes By Jamie Hyneman"
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> [I really didn't think this was going to be a success. We did the first three episodes and I said to Adam,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-really-didn-t-think-this-was-going-to-be-a-success-we-did-the-first/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_i-really-didn-t-think-this-was-going-to_31393.jpg)

> [Adam and I don't consider ourselves friends. We don't spend any time together that we don't have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/adam-and-i-don-t-consider-ourselves-friends-we-don-t-spend-any-time/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_adam-and-i-don-t-consider-ourselves-frie_788534.png)

> [ I always enjoy seeing Adam \[Savage\] in pain. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-always-enjoy-seeing-adam-savage-in-pain/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_i-always-enjoy-seeing-adam-savage-in-pai_1394669.png)

> [Both Adam and I come from a practical effects background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/both-adam-and-i-come-from-a-practical-effects-background/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_both-adam-and-i-come-from-a-practical-ef_1987204.png)

> [Adam's impulsive and energetic, and I'm calm and methodical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/adam-s-impulsive-and-energetic-and-i-m-calm-and-methodical/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_adam-s-impulsive-and-energetic-and-i-m-c_2058045.png)

> [We're these guys that are very tech-savvy, so people tend to expect us to say our favorite gadgets are thing like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/we-re-these-guys-that-are-very-tech-savvy-so-people-tend-to-expect-us/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_we-re-these-guys-that-are-very-tech-savv_2202819.jpg)

> [ I have to say for both of us \[ with Adam Savage\], this experience that we've been having here has changed us… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-have-to-say-for-both-of-us-with-adam-savage-this-experience-that-we/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccc/jamie-hyneman-3349_adam_i-have-to-say-for-both-of-us-with-adam-s_2401062.png)

## Other authors on Adam

## More by Jamie Hyneman

> [I really didn't think this was going to be a success. We did the first three episodes and I said to Adam, 'I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-really-didn-t-think-this-was-going-to-be-a-success-we-did-the-first/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [Neither Adam or I are scientists, we're not engineers or anything of the sort. We just have a lot of fun and the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/neither-adam-or-i-are-scientists-we-re-not-engineers-or-anything-of/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [If you build a robot, you're welding, machining sculpting, casting, dealing with electronics and hydraulics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/if-you-build-a-robot-you-re-welding-machining-sculpting-casting/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [If I had one word to describe how I feel at never having to work with co-host Adam Savage again it'd be relief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/if-i-had-one-word-to-describe-how-i-feel-at-never-having-to-work-with/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [I pretty much just use my smartphone for phone calls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-pretty-much-just-use-my-smartphone-for-phone-calls/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [I mean, we're - if I may say so - we're experts at using materials and processes in ways for which they were never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-mean-we-re-if-i-may-say-so-we-re-experts-at-using-materials-and/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/you-know-when-you-look-carefully-at-stuff-that-you-deal-with-everyday/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [We got a lot of gay fan mail when the show first started. Something to do with being in San Francisco and being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/we-got-a-lot-of-gay-fan-mail-when-the-show-first-started-something-to/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-m-like-a-race-horse-attached-to-a-freight-wagon/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [Running out of material for 'MythBusters' is like saying, 'We've done everything we could possibly do and we're not curious or interested in anything.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/running-out-of-material-for-mythbusters-is-like-saying-we-ve-done/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [I don't think our death ray is working. I'm standing right in it, and I'm not dead yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/i-don-t-think-our-death-ray-is-working-i-m-standing-right-in-it-and-i/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [There are a lot of scientists or other people who can be very skeptical or rational within their field, but they may well not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/there-are-a-lot-of-scientists-or-other-people-who-can-be-very/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [As it turns out, one of the biggest choices we have doing the show is deciding the tangents we are allowed to take, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/as-it-turns-out-one-of-the-biggest-choices-we-have-doing-the-show-is/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [One of our neighbors is a salami distributor, and they pretty well - I mean, we used their salami to make a rocket engine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/one-of-our-neighbors-is-a-salami-distributor-and-they-pretty-well-i/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

> [It's the results that are surprising, even results where we've totally screwed up, and then learned something in the process, are the ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-hyneman/it-s-the-results-that-are-surprising-even-results-where-we-ve-totally/)

[Jamie Hyneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-hyneman/)

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