I damaged all the complicated bits of the brain to do with processing and emotional control. I was prey to every single emotion that swept over me and I couldn't deal with it. I had to re-learn things from scratch.
At home I drive an old Land Rover.
I don't particularly want to smear myself into a hillside.
And to Mindy, I can only ever say a simple thank you. And dedicate the rest of my life to her.
Mothers will be fishing kids out of obscure cubby-holes for years!
No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond.
I run a lot. I have this five-mile run that I try and do a few times a week. If I do more, I get shin splints and it drives me mad, so I have to balance it.
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!
Watching Life on Mars was quite frightening for me because dipping in and out of reality was quite like myself
I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury.
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
For somebody who has injured their brain, every single thing they say and think will be the subject of their own questioning.
I mostly drive around in a Fiat 500 TwinAir, and that's a pretty small car!
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.
