James May Quotes


I was a car journalist when I started on 'Top Gear.' It was all about cars. And then it all spun out of all control, and we turned into figures of ridicule to keep the viewers happy. It's a fair deal, I suppose.


Citations

May, James. Interview by Decca Aitkenhead. The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 15 Jul. 2016.

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James May
James May
  • Born: January 16, 1963
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Television Presenter, Author, Columnist, Journalist

James Daniel May (born 16 January 1963) is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2015. As of 2016, he is a director of the production company W. Chump & Sons (founded July 2015) and is also a co-presenter in the television series The Grand Tour for Amazon Video, alongside his former Top Gear colleagues, Clarkson and Hammond, as well as Top Gear's former producer Andy Wilman.