I’m in favour of the old roles being blurred. The old division at school where the boys did metalwork and woodwork and the girls did needlework and domestic science is awful, really – and I’m glad it’s gone. James May Read Quote
There’s a lot of politics in television and a lot of in-fighting and all that sort of stuff, but in the end, we are purveyors of entertainment. Viewers are not really bogged down in who’s doing what and who hates who and who’s doing best in the ratings. They watch television to be entertained. James May Read Quote
It’s fairly well known that we all hate each other to some extent. ‘Top Gear’ has worked because of a combination of camaraderie and mutual dislike. That’s actually the magic. James May Read Quote
Top Gear”s popularity is a complete mystery to me. Maybe it’s because it’s still a car programme, but it’s turned into a distorted world view from three men; a world view through the windscreen. James May Read Quote
The bicycle might just be the greatest of all inventions. It empowers the human machine, and with no input beyond perhaps a trendy isotonic health drink in a brightly coloured bottle at an inflated price. James May Read Quote
I think the astute viewer can recognise I am the proper bloke, because I have a toolbox and can put things back together, and I can quote W. B. Yeats and Alfred Lord Tennyson. James May Read Quote
I was a car journalist when I started on ‘Top Gear.’ It was all about cars. And then it all spun out of all control, and we turned into figures of ridicule to keep the viewers happy. It’s a fair deal, I suppose. James May Read Quote
I hope we’re not barred from Argentina – I’d quite like to go back for another ham and cheese sandwich. James May Read Quote
I woke up one morning and realised that one of the problems with being a middle-aged man – of being a man in general – is the tyranny of fashion. James May Read Quote
Someone once told me that I was 12 inside. The only thing 12-year-olds crave is more Lego. Lego is fun; it’s therapeutic. It’s a beautiful sensation when you click the pieces together. James May Read Quote
