I'm not great with heights.
Top Gear,' for entirely understandable reasons, started to focus on its international status because it was selling so well in international territories.
People have short memories.
I love a bit of rough and tumble.
People think the future is all about being green and clean. It's going to produce the fastest cars the world has ever seen. It is going to be incredible, it is going to be a speed fest.
People often look at the past through the rose-tinted glass, but if you go back to 'Top Gear' 2000/2002 the chemistry wasn't there, it took time to grow.
I think 'Top Gear,' it's about people knocking about.
I think you can tell just how much fun we're going to have making 'Top Gear' with Paddy and Freddie. They're both brilliant, natural entertainers - and their mischief mixed with the most exciting cars on the planet is sure to take the show to the next level.
You have to learn where people's funnybone is before you can start to poke fun and work out where that joy lies.
My first car was a Mini, a little red Mini. I cherished it and I stripped the seats out of it and 'boy-racered' it.
We don't want to damage cars. People work hard and save money to buy these things.
Top Gear' is the thing that helped shape my life with cars, my perception of cars and my obsession with cars, and I'm raring to give it a go. I'm also quite gobby and happy to get into trouble, so I'm hoping I can underpin the programme with journalistic credibility but still cause some mischief.
Unlike Fred and Paddy, I don't get many offers of work other than 'Top Gear,' because I'm crap at everything else.
Top Gear' reflects the behaviour of the motorist in the U.K.
I know a lot about cars.
The car is absolutely central to our approach. Everything we do begins with the automobile, whether it's old, new, bizarre, weird, strange, or cool. We're not going out to make a comedy show, and that's great, certainly from my point of view because obviously I'm totally obsessed with cars and I don't really like people.
We call chemistry the 'c' word on 'Top Gear,' and you can't fake that, can you?
Most cars are comfortable until you are about 6'3' or 4.
A lot of sports cars are just not designed for the larger gentleman.
Top Gear' is for the whole family, regardless of gender, sitting down together to enjoy some slightly silly escapism.
