Quotes from Richard Hammond

And I like pygmy goats, because they're just lovely, and ducks.

For somebody who has injured their brain, every single thing they say and think will be the subject of their own questioning.

And to Mindy, I can only ever say a simple thank you. And dedicate the rest of my life to her.

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

I'm not reckless. I was never reckless.

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!

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

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

Oversteer is best cause you dont see the tree that kills you.

No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond.

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

I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury.

Unless I have been sorely misinformed, supermodels are powerless to resist a man with illuminated doorsills.

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!

It's not just the kid who's spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, it's also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because it's more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest.

Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat.

Cars are changing and so is the way we communicate about them.

Say German cars are sort of very built and efficient. Italian cars are a bit flamboyant and quick. Mexican cars just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent.

This is just the happiest car in the world! I shall call it Oliver! Not that we'd ever name a car on Top Gear. I wish I hadn't said that.

I've been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it's not a comfortable feeling.

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

I mostly drive around in a Fiat 500 TwinAir, and that's a pretty small car!

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