Itโs what non-car people donโt get. They see all cars as just a ton and a half, two tons of wires, glass, metal, and rubber, and thatโs all they see. People like you or I know we have an unshakable belief that cars are living entitiesโฆ You can develop a relationship with a car and thatโs what non-car people donโt getโฆ When something has foibles and wonโt handle properly, that gives it a particularly human quality because it makes mistakes, and thatโs how you can build a relationship with a car that other people wonโt get.
Jeremy ClarksonBecause drug dealers shoot each other in London, Norfolk farmers can't have guns to defend their homes. I mean, no one wants a gun - except at 4am when they hear a strange sound in the kitchen.
Jeremy ClarksonI rang up Jay Kay, who's got one, and said: 'Can we borrow yours?' and he said, 'Yeah, if I can borrow your daughter, because it amounts to the same thing.'
Jeremy ClarksonLike every big organisation these days, the BBC is obsessed with the wellbeing of those who set foot on its premises. Studios must display warning notices if there is real glass on the set, and the other day I was presented with a booklet explaining how to use a door. I am not kidding.
Jeremy Clarkson