159 Quotes by Jamie Hyneman

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    I've run several of my own small businesses in my life.

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    I was approached to do 'MythBusters' in 2002. I didn't think it would go anywhere, but I guess anything can happen if you wear a funny hat and have lots of facial hair.

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    I am pretty much who I seem, and it's not a television host.

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    I think 'MythBusters' is a step up from special effects because we not only have to make things look like they work, they actually do have to work. It's more challenging and even transcendental.

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    When I was in school, shop class was where the kids that weren't good in anything to do with books went.

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    In my case, the only thing to note is if I show up at home at an unusual time, it's cause for raising my wife's blood pressure because it only happens if... usually that involves stitches.

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    Over time, shop classes sort of disappeared or got marginalized in the states. I don't really know why. Now with tech like 3-D printers and CNCs, shops have acquired a new shine.

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    In my case you can pretty well figure that you can put a beret and a mustache on just about anything you want and it looks like me.

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