Quotes from Chris Harris

I just want to be part of something people can watch with their family at 8 P.M. on a Sunday night, and be proud of it.

I don't think you'd trust Mary Berry if you found out she couldn't bake a cake.

If you're not authentic you get found out. You wouldn't watch Jamie Oliver if you found out he couldn't boil the egg.

The car is absolutely central to our approach. Everything we do begins with the automobile, whether it's old, new, bizarre, weird, strange, or cool. We're not going out to make a comedy show, and that's great, certainly from my point of view because obviously I'm totally obsessed with cars and I don't really like people.

Most cars are comfortable until you are about 6'3' or 4.

You have to learn where people's funnybone is before you can start to poke fun and work out where that joy lies.

You have to see other cultures to understand the world.

We don't want to damage cars. People work hard and save money to buy these things.

Top Gear' is all about the cars. We've got humour in it but the unique premise of the show is it all starts with the car.

You set yourself a nice problem when you're faced with: 'Is our show too exciting? How do we make it even more exciting?'

Top Gear' is the thing that helped shape my life with cars, my perception of cars and my obsession with cars, and I'm raring to give it a go. I'm also quite gobby and happy to get into trouble, so I'm hoping I can underpin the programme with journalistic credibility but still cause some mischief.

Doing 'Top Gear' is absolutely wicked!

The one thing I'm a firm believer in is that cars are the best thing to be around on television. They are exciting. They're fun. They elicit emotions. They can take you on adventures. They can make you laugh, make you cry. They're the best medium.

We call chemistry the 'c' word on 'Top Gear,' and you can't fake that, can you?

Top Gear' is a huge brand. We were always going to come across negative comments.

To generate positive creative friction, you need people who'll tell you 'No.'

A lot of sports cars are just not designed for the larger gentleman.

People often look at the past through the rose-tinted glass, but if you go back to 'Top Gear' 2000/2002 the chemistry wasn't there, it took time to grow.

I had a full 11/10, out of body of moment when I drove the Ferrari FXX K. That woke me up proper sideways.

Matt LeBlanc thinks his own jokes are funny which is problematic when you're driving along - he expects you to laugh and often they're not funny.

Rory... well Rory likes winning. No one has ever won with less grace than Rory Reid.

I'm not great with heights.

I'm from a more rigourous journalistic background. If I say a car is good or bad, the viewers can trust the fact that I have spent all my working life reviewing cars.

Porsche is the last bastion of cars for petrolheads. So when they start making electric cars, you realise the world really is changing.