Paul Walker Quotes

You get such a visceral thrill driving a race car. You think you've driven, and then you're like, 'Oh, I was doing something for 20 years that I didn't realize I hadn't experienced the real version of.'

It's like when people talk about driving F1 cars in the rain. I have absolutely no problem with it.

I love driving fast. I grew up in Germany; we have the Autobahn here, where we can drive without a speed limit. And throughout my 20s, I always had fast cars, and I always went to the maximum. Like, my average cruising speed was 250 km/hr.

When you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you don't even think about that.

I'm a really good driver. I've been driving since I was very small, and I do like driving fast. I remember the first time my dad taught me that when you go into a corner you change down then put your foot right down on the way out. I'm very competitive about driving.

And when we go from braking to accelerating to cornering, the G-forces we pull are really demanding on our bodies. We definitely have to be in top shape.

I think it would be very exciting to do a track like Silverstone the other way around, to arrive so quick in Becketts and then Maggotts would be very exciting.

The smell of fuel, driving on the limit on the edge of sliding, it just gives you a lot of adrenaline.

It would be quite good to be a Formula 1 racecar driver.

Now, we are still learning how to approach girls, you know, learning what to say, etc., because the practice we've had was with our other girl, the cello. If you noticed, it has the shape of a female.

I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.

At 140, 150, that's when the car starts floating. At 160, that's when you start seeing dead relatives. At 180, it's, like, terrifying and exciting.

I took Al Unser out on a Hobie the day before he became the first auto racer to go 200 mph around a closed-circuit track. We were only going about 18 mph, and you should have seen him hanging on for dear life.

Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement.

Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the aerodynamics.

I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.

I do kung fu. I box. I ride horses. I like to race cars in a crazy way.

Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience.

Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary.

It takes a good car for anybody to be good, but it takes a good car and a special driver to achieve greatness.

I have the biggest weapons in my hands. I can go a full 12 rounds at high speed.

I'm not a social person. I don't like parties. I like small groups, we discuss ideas in my office.

I like high speed corners, but with the F111, it is taking a little time to build up to that.

I've got a quad bike, which I've raced against neighbours. You could give me a go-kart with a lawnmower engine - I'd still have fun. I like jet skis, speedboats, all the boys' toys.

I don't know what it will bring, but definitely it's a nice feeling to know I can drive an F1 car after such a difficult period and having my limitations.