Richard Hammond Quotations

My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in 'The Blues Brothers.' I painted a Union Jack on the roof. I was absolutely in love with it until I destroyed it, which broke my heart!

Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.

Forty is brilliant and I love it. I'm happier now than when I was 20.

I don't particularly want to smear myself into a hillside.

My grandfather on one side was trained as a cabinetmaker but eventually worked as a coachbuilder and then built cars. I inherited from him a love of cars, but with no technical ability whatsoever, sadly!

With the case of running, it really is a case of get out, set yourself a distance, run it, and then do it again the next day. It's tremendously simple.

I think I wanted to be on Top Gear from a fairly young age because I loved cars and I wanted to do something on telly because I loved TV. I know that I?m ridiculously lucky

All of us, each and every one, lives a life that is, in its own right, an epic.

I would love to act. I probably won't make it to Hollywood at 42 years of age, but I'd love to act.

The easiest and simplest thing that any one can do to make their car safer, more gas efficient, whatever - check the tire pressure.