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An interview with Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson talk about all his favourite topics: books, love and aspirations. We even asked him the last time he cried, but surprisingly, the answer wasn't quite what we were looking for

Jeremy Clarkson Q&A

What makes you angry? Piers Morgan, mostly

How would you like to be remembered?

I won't be remembered.

Have you even done something you've really regretted?

Yes.

How do you spoil yourself?

I don't.

What's your favourite word/book?

Is this for TV Quick?

Who do you turn to in a crisis?

My chickens. Because only I can ever sort stuff out.

Jeremy Clarkson Q&A

Are you in love? Completely

What makes you angry?

Piers Morgan mostly.

Have you ever had any other jobs apart from writing?

I was a milkman once, for a day. And then I sold bears.

Are you in love?

Completely.

What's your worst vice?

A f****** temper s*** head.

What are you proudest of?

Nothing yet.

Where do you write?

At home.

Where's your favourite city?

Saigon, Rome, Hong Kong, Biarritz, Milan and San Francisco are all great. But the winner is London, by an enormous margin.

When was the last time you cried?

My name is Jeremy. That makes me a man, and that means I don't snivel.

One wish; what would it be?

That the whole world would become one... and gang up on the Americans.

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