Jay Leno is doing surprisingly well after his <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/11/14/jay-leno-cancels-appearance-due-to-serious-medical-emergency/">car fire</a> last November and <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/01/27/jay-leno-breaks-bones-in-motorcycle-accident-after-car-fire/">motorcycle accident</a> in January.

“I’m doing good! I’m doing good,” the comedian, 73, told Page Six exclusively Saturday at a kickoff event ahead of the premiere of “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge.”

Despite <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/12/13/jay-lenos-face-caught-on-fire-during-car-garage-explosion/">sustaining third-degree burns</a> in the explosion in his garage and breaking multiple bones in the bike crash, Leno looked physically unscathed and was energetic during our chat.

He is “recovering” so well, in fact, that he’s not even doing physical therapy these days.

<a href="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011501045.jpg"></a><figcaption>“I’m doing good! I’m doing good,” the comedian told us, adding, “It’s fine! I’m fine.”</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">@broadimage / SplashNews.com</span></figcaption>

“It’s fine! I’m fine,” he insisted, attributing his positive outlook to his ability to acknowledge his privilege.

“Look, when you’re in my position, when you’re any kind of celebrity, you’re luckier than most people,” the former “Tonight Show” host explained.

“So when something bad happens to you, you can’t whine and complain about it because bad things happen to people every day — either they get burned or they get cut — and they don’t have the financial wherewithal I did.”

<a href="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" alt="Jay Leno driving" class="wp-image-6905496 lazyload" data-srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000011160354.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px"></a><figcaption>Leno looked physically unscathed and was energetic during our chat.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Garett Press / MEGA</span></figcaption>

“So I just make jokes,” he said, going on to quip that “people love to see rich people catch on fire.”

“Plus, it’s Hollywood. As long as you look OK, you’re OK. Nobody really cares how you feel.”

Leno shared that he has learned to live in the moment because “show business is fleeting.”

<a href="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" alt="Jay Leno getting into his car" class="wp-image-6905505 lazyload" data-srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002927040.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px"></a><figcaption>The former “Tonight Show” host is “recovering” so well that he’s not even doing physical therapy these days.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">London Entertainment for NY Post</span></figcaption>

“You enjoy it while you can, and it’s fun,” he told us. “Some days you’re popular; some days you’re not.”

Despite the recent hardships, the former “Jay Leno’s Garage” host is still enjoying his favorite hobbies: tending to his <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/05/01/photos-jay-lenos-wild-auto-collection-of-classic-cars/">massive collection of new and antique vehicles</a> and taking his motorcycle out for spins.

He told us that his wife of more than four decades, Mavis Leno, is actually supportive of his continued joy rides.

<a href="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" alt="Jay Leno showing off injuries from his car fire" class="wp-image-6905503 lazyload" data-srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920664.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px"></a><figcaption>Leno sustained third-degree burns during the fire in November 2022.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">London Entertainment for NY Post</span></figcaption>

<a href="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="100%" height="auto" alt="Jay Leno showing off injuries from his car fire" class="wp-image-6905501 lazyload" data-srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" srcset="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/05/NYPICHPDPICT000002920654.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px"></a><figcaption>He broke multiple bones when he crashed his bike in January.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">London Entertainment for NY Post</span></figcaption>

“As long as it’s not cocaine and girlfriends, she’s fine — believe me,” he joked.

Given his vast knowledge of and unwavering interest in cars, Jay was tapped to join NBC’s “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge” as a celebrity guest judge.

On the reality competition show, which premieres March 30, superfans will go <em>headlight to headlight</em> to build the life-sized Hot Wheels of their childhood dreams.

“Look, when you’re in my position, when you’re any kind of celebrity, you’re luckier than most people,” the comedian told Page Six.{ai:summary}<p>Despite sustaining third-degree burns and breaking multiple bones in a car fire and motorcycle accident, comedian Jay Leno is doing surprisingly well and is not even doing physical therapy. He attributes his positive outlook to his ability to acknowledge his privilege and make jokes, as bad things happen to people every day. Leno is still enjoying his favorite hobbies and will be joining NBC’s “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge” as a celebrity guest judge. #entertainment</p>