Sometimes you have to put a wrench in the gears to get people to listen.
I think we choose gear by the way that it looks. We choose lots of things by the way that it looks. I don't like bands that look like roadies. I don't like when I can't tell who's the guitar tech and who's the guitar player.
Low-cost gear can make restless people like myself feel marginally happier.
The Road & Track audience is basically me, you know, the car geeks. But, we have to acknowledge that most people find that, socially, very, very boring. We huddle in corners and we talk about differentials and final drive ratios, and most people just don't care. You have to acknowledge the fact that 'Top Gear' can't be about that.
We like to be involved vaguely in the creative process so we know what's going on and we have some input, but actually, 'Top Gear' is at its best when the producers spring something on you and we respond naturally to it. The more you know, the less realistic your reactions.
Top Gear' is a huge brand. We were always going to come across negative comments.
Top Gear' is all about the cars. We've got humour in it but the unique premise of the show is it all starts with the car.
Doing 'Top Gear' is absolutely wicked!
The big picture, for me, having grown up with 'Top Gear,' is that it was loved. We need to get that back. It needs to be an institution.
Top Gear' is for the whole family, regardless of gender, sitting down together to enjoy some slightly silly escapism.
