Jeremy Clarkson wants to become a farmer – he’s bought a field – Hammond wants to open a supermarket, and I’d like to spend my days owning a shoe shop. James May Read Quote
Our ‘Top Gear’ characters are based on our own characters, if exaggerated and cartoonified. We try not to be completely different to who we are, because you couldn’t carry it off in the long run. James May Read Quote
I can’t see Jeremy Clarkson having very many serious problems in his working life in the long run. James May Read Quote
The greatest luxury now in being reasonably well-off – overlooking the Ferrari and the aeroplane – is that I can always go for a curry without worrying if I can afford it. James May Read Quote
When I get into a car – any car – I still find it amazing that I’m allowed to drive it away. James May Read Quote
I can’t make a house homely. My house just looks like a garage or a shed. I’m not untidy, but it just looks so uninviting. James May Read Quote
I’m conflicted because I like being in deserts. I find them sort of cleansing, but there’s another part of me that hates dust. And I particularly hate dust in cars, so it’s a huge conflict going on there. James May Read Quote
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him. James May Read Quote
