James May Quotes

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James May

Profession : Journalist

Birth : January 16, 1963

When it comes to watches, it's ironic that you can spend thousands on an exquisitely made mechanical watch, and yet it will be less accurate than a five-quid digital bought from a petrol station.

James May

They're pretty accurate, the clocks in mobile phones.

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Despite some of the stories that have gone around, I've never had a big, flouncey strop about how much I'm paid. Considering I have a pretty interesting life out of making telly, I'm really paid quite well for it. So I'm not complaining.

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I'd quite like to film in Central Park. I think we have asked, but we're not allowed to.

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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.

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I got into it just thinking, 'Oh, television, maybe I'll have a go at that.' I could've never imagined that it would get to this.

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In 'Top Gear,' everything goes wrong because you have Jeremy Clarkson, so any practical activity ends in a pile of bits.

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All cars have a natural gait, a speed at which they're happiest. The Corniche is perfect at around 65-70mph. I did a ton in it once, which was completely horrible. Apparently, it'll reach 120mph, but not with me in it.

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A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its time.

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There's this perception that I've got this huge collection of old cars. I don't.

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Men think that not being able to wire a plug somehow makes them more creative or intellectual. It just makes them morons.

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There's a great deal of poetry in working out how things work, cutting bits of metal, trying to mend stuff.

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If you are a man, I feel that practicality should always trump fashion.

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Boilersuits are used by everybody from pilots in the army to racing drivers to people who clean your drains. The one piece overall is what all males secretly desire.

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Deep down inside, I am lazy.

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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.

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It would be a shame if the BBC didn't exist.

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We've always liked the word 'chump', and it's quite nearly our initials - Clarkson, Hammond, and May Productions.

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I'm not soppy-romantic. I don't buy Valentine's cards or any of that cheesy crap.

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I've never thought about marriage or children.

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