The time commitment and extensive travel ... takes me away from my family and friends more than I'm comfortable with, it's unfortunate, but for these reasons I will not be continuing my involvement with the show. I will forever be a Top Gear fan and I wish the team continued success. Thanks for a great drive.

Matt LeBlanc

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I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the wor... by Matt LeBlanc

I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the world. It's like nature's Neosporin.

laughter emotional believe

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling... by Matt LeBlanc

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.

moving-on breakup break-up

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

character believe book

I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society.

misery conformity earth

The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be. by Matt LeBlanc

The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.

cynic cynical cynicism

I am not bisexual. I am not gay. I have never had sex with men. by Matt LeBlanc

I am not bisexual. I am not gay. I have never had sex with men.

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My favorite character on Friends was Joey, because we're both actors. I always thought that was so cool.

my-favorite actors character

You can't be funny if you don't have good material. by Matt LeBlanc

You can't be funny if you don't have good material.

It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it.

paparazzi fame people

When there's writing that you really trust, it's very freeing as... by Matt LeBlanc

When there's writing that you really trust, it's very freeing as an artist.

This whole acting thing was always just for me and was always an absolute shot in the dark. If it didn't pan out, I had my hammer and tool belt, banging nails again tomorrow if I had to.

nails acting dark

A true gentleman doesn’t prefer blondes. A true gentleman doesn’t have any preferences whatsoever.

true-gentleman preference gentleman

I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.

having-fun kind trying

The phone's not ringing off the hook, but that's ok by me. I feel very fortunate, work to me has become a kind of hobby.

hobbies hook phones

I grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after livin... by Matt LeBlanc

I grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after living in California.

boston california nice

Comedy is just to me, maybe it's a natural knack, if I can see where the joke is in the writing and I can see where the setup is and I can tell this is the way to make it.

knack writing way

I started going gray in my early twenties. by Matt LeBlanc

I started going gray in my early twenties.

I don't like producing. It's a lot of meetings you sit through th... by Matt LeBlanc

I don't like producing. It's a lot of meetings you sit through that amount to nothing.

amount meetings

Having kids has been great for me. I have two beautiful step- kids, as well as my own new daughter. They've really helped me to keep my feet firmly on the ground, and life is good. I feel like I'm the luckiest guy here.

daughter mother beautiful

The majority of my background is multi-camera format, which is very broad and a very arch perception of reality. Whereas single camera tends to be more truthful and a little more intimate of a medium. Friends was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a masters degree in comedy.

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