'I'm no Jason Bourne,' CIA chief says in agency's first-ever podcast, 'I drive an old Subaru'

In the podcast, the CIA director says his life is nothing like the fictional character Jason Bourne, portrayed by Matt Damon on film. Photo: Handout

CIA Director Bill Burns said in the US spy agency's first-ever podcast Thursday (Sept 22) that his life is nothing like Jason Bourne and James Bond, ripping hot cars through crowded cities and deploying unimaginable lethal gadgets.

Popular spy films show "a world of heroic individuals who drive fast cars and defuse bombs and solve world crises all on their own every day," Burns said.