I know there have been some catastrophically unpopular programmes on television over the years. Has it ever got to the point where the only person still interested in what’s happening is the person who’s on the telly? James May Read Quote
Nice girls at school whose fathers owned a Volvo were unapproachable and probably condemned to spinsterhood for all time, simply because no one had the courage to advance up the drive. James May Read Quote
The Amazon lot are perfectly reasonable, level-headed people who just want to make TV programmes. I don’t think they are the enemy of the BBC or the other way round. It’s not a war; these things can coexist. We can have Amazon and Netflix and the BBC and BT Sport, and people can make choices. That’s what modern life is all about. James May Read Quote
Jeremy can’t do anything. I’ve never discovered anything he can do. I mean, he can drive a car round a track pretty well, but he wouldn’t be able to light a fire. James May Read Quote
In 1988, before I’d written a word for a car magazine or stood in front of a camera, I was a subeditor on ‘The Engineer.’ James May Read Quote
Richard Hammond is a reasonably fit bloke who looks after himself. Me and Jeremy aren’t. James May Read Quote
I’m quite happy to laugh at Argentina’s obsession with ham and cheese, but not, you know, delicate bits of their history. James May Read Quote