Its a proper race car, Leno says, noting the 526 horsepower.
Not that hed use it.
The people are on their phones, doing their hair.
I have more faith in the technology than the people driving.
When hes on a motorcycle, Leno continues, he finds todays distracted drivers particularly scary.
Now, their face is in the phone.
I enjoy the past, he says.
But the future is where it is.
There are no bad cars anymore.
They have incredible safety.
I believe engineers will save the world.
That same looking-forward mindset has Leno enjoying his nonretirement retirement today.
Hes on the road constantly doing well-attended stand-up comedy, and in between those appearances pulls togetherJay Lenos Garage.
And no, he says, he doesnt miss his former late-night gig.
I just want to talk cars.
I dont care about your cocaine habit.
I dont care about your marriage, he jokes.
You tell a joke some people like it, some dont.
When you have something thats broken and you fix it, no one can argue that its not running.
Not that he can resist the punch line: Doing things with your hands.
It makes you appreciate how lucky you are to work talking.
