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Doing Quotes

On action, effort and the discipline of doing the work.

These lines describe doing in its many forms: the overlap between film and television production, the uncertainty built into research, and committing to work you believe in even without much recognition. For more, see our Action quotes.

My favorite thing to do is make music. It's what I spend most of my free time doing.

Quotes by Miles Heizer

I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was.

Quotes by Mikhail Kalashnikov

No one doing big business can avoid some contact with government agencies, regulators, and policy makers.

Quotes by Mikhail Prokhorov

Alternative services would mean that there would be services available to compete with Google, Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, Skype, etc., and they would be run by companies not based in the U.S.A. The rest of the world has simply failed in...

Quotes by Mikko Hypponen

I would love to keep directing commercials. I love it so much. I love working with brands and ad agencies and old white men who have been doing this for 60 years.

Quotes by Milana Vayntrub

As an actor and a writer, the anxiety about doing TV is that you start to feel like you get married to one tone or one kind of idea and you feel like you want to be able to express...

Quotes by Mike White

No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.

Quotes by Mikey Garcia

I feel that's what a real champion needs to be doing, dare to take on the best fights possible.

Quotes by Mikey Garcia

I don't feel the need to do anything other than what I've been doing, beating my opponents, getting some knockouts, keeping the fans coming. I don't need to do anything other than that.

Quotes by Mikey Garcia

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

Quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov

I remember being a little kid sitting in the living room with my brother and some friends from around the neighborhood, and I would sit at the piano and as they were running around the room doing different things and...

Quotes by Mike Shinoda

A decade is a long time to be doing anything, much less to be with the same guys, chasing after the same goals.

Quotes by Mike Shinoda

I'm excited to doing more scoring work in the future.

Quotes by Mike Shinoda

'How' is a great thing to know. 'Why' is the ultimate. I'm the 'why' coach. Why are we doing this? Why are we not doing that? Why is this not working? Those are the things I want to know.

Quotes by Mike Singletary

I spent my life's work doing what I did in Dream Theater for 25 years, so I'm proud of that.

Quotes by Mike Portnoy

After I left Dream Theater, and I was doing Avenged Sevenfold, Twisted Sister... all these other things, I made a lot of new fans in a lot of new areas.

Quotes by Mike Portnoy

I grew up a hip-hop kid doing mix-tapes.

Quotes by Mike Posner

Since 2001, I've done what every elected official should be doing in government right now. My staff and I took a look at the books, thought outside the box and proposed reforms.

Quotes by Mike Quigley

Our military is doing everything it can to equip Iraq's forces so our troops can come home as soon as possible, but we cannot leave until the job is done.

Quotes by Mike Rogers

I'm also good at meditation. It involves doing nothing and everything at the same time.

Quotes by Mike Oldfield

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "doing" mean across these quotes?
The quotes use "doing" to describe the actual craft of working (film vs. TV production), following through on belief in your own work, playing certain kinds of roles, and even the nature of research itself.
Is there a quote comparing film and TV work?
Yes: "When you're doing the work, film and TV are exactly the same. TV is just film in reduced pieces." For more on taking action rather than just planning, see Action.
Is there a witty quote about research here?
Yes: "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing" is a short, self-aware take on the research process.
Does this page include anything about acting roles or casting?
Yes, one quote describes being cast more often as a villain-type ("more Iago than Hamlet") while insisting the real goal is playing people doing the right thing rather than simple villains. For more on positive action, see Doing Good.
Is there a quote about believing in your own work despite doubt?
Yes, one recalls finding award shows hard to watch early in a music career, "because I believed in what I was doing" even while unsure of having a real shot. For more short, punchy takes on getting things done, see Doin or Doers.

Also see our Doing Good quotes for a values-driven angle, or Doers quotes celebrating people who take action.