Richard Rawlings

I wanted to have the no. 1 show on the Discovery channel. I went for it for a very long time, and…

— Richard Rawlings

I've always wanted to build a '37 Lincoln Zephyr.

— Richard Rawlings

I was a fireman very early on in my life and a police officer, so I'm very militaristic, clean.

— Richard Rawlings

Vehicle donation programs have existed forever, but the typical model loses a lot. There had to be a place to store them,…

— Richard Rawlings

I'm a brand type guy and we want to make sure that 'Gas Monkey' is out there in every arena that we…

— Richard Rawlings

I want people to come to town and come by the shop and buy a T-shirt, then go by the bar-and-grill and…

— Richard Rawlings

I kinda thrive on the chaos which is my life. I have a good time when I can, but work is what…

— Richard Rawlings

If you don't have to have a partner, don't take one. If you do need one, look for a partner who can…

— Richard Rawlings

Everything I do in business moves toward eliminating brick and mortar. Call us up and anywhere in the contiguous United States, we'll…

— Richard Rawlings

We've stayed with the business and even though we have the arguments and disagreements that eight guys in a building trying to…

— Richard Rawlings

My goal in the beginning was to build a lifestyle brand around what I love to do, which is motorcycles and cars.…

— Richard Rawlings

I've been into cars my whole life, I've always bought and sold a few here and there on the side, as kind…

— Richard Rawlings

My style is very hands-on. I own everything we do or the vast majority of everything we do. I don't do a…

— Richard Rawlings

I like the art of making money more than the money.

— Richard Rawlings

I really like the variety and I like to do the bulk of our cars as cars that people can understand and…

— Richard Rawlings

Look, I'm still a goateed guy with a bunch of tattoos, but I've got a poodle and not a pit bull. I…

— Richard Rawlings

Everyday has its challenges - keeping up with the business, and we are a real business, unlike a lot of the reality…

— Richard Rawlings

If you feel like it's going to work, do it. If it doesn't, get out as quick as you can.

— Richard Rawlings

Realistically, my favorite thing really is going out and seeing the different problems that people have in different geographical areas. Not just…

— Richard Rawlings

You see the hair and the clothes, I look flamboyant. But I'm not the guy with the lake house and the boat.…

— Richard Rawlings

I'll have everyone from 90-year-old ladies wanting to come up and kiss me on the cheek and say they love the show…

— Richard Rawlings

I could've gone to Harvard twice, the money I lost on cars.

— Richard Rawlings

I get the team set up good and then I'll let them do their thing. At the end of the day, if…

— Richard Rawlings

We said we could do a full episode - find the car, build it, complete it and shoot it - in two…

— Richard Rawlings

I used to have a five-year plan when I was younger. But that's changed. Technology is changing every day. So you have…

— Richard Rawlings