My Favorite Room: Jay Leno's 122,000-square-foot toy box

"When you're in a subjective business like show business, some people like you, and some people think you're terrible, and they are both correct. But when you have something that's broken and you fix it, no one can say that it's not right. No one can say you didn't fix it."

"That's the fun part about having the garage. It makes you appreciate working with your hands. You get this spoiled view of the world in show business. When you do actual labor, you go, 'Oh, this is what real people do.' So the garage puts things in perspective."

"It was 17,000 feet when I got it in 1991, and it's about 122,000 feet now. We tend to park cars according to what they are. The steam cars go in one area; cars from the 1950s go somewhere else."

Jay Leno, famous for hosting "The Tonight Show," has cultivated an equally passionate interest in automobiles. His Burbank garage, expanded from 17,000 to 122,000 square feet since 1991, contains approximately 150 cars and 117 motorcycles that he actively maintains and drives. Vehicles are organized by category, including steam cars and 1950s models. Leno chose Burbank's industrial area over Beverly Hills to accommodate noise and equipment use. The garage provides Leno with meaningful contrast to his subjective entertainment work, offering tangible satisfaction through mechanical repair and restoration. This hands-on labor grounds him and provides perspective on real-world work beyond show business.

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