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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.

I'm doing things in Manchester with the Trafford Sports Park in partnership with the Manchester United foundation and I'm also doing things in Newcastle as well. It's something I'm passionate about.

Quotes by Michael Carrick

When I was 16, I was working on 'Arrested Development.' My memories of being 16 were just trying to keep up with school while doing the show and trying to be around all those people on the show, as much...

Quotes by Michael Cera

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

Quotes by Michael Chang

When you're doing comedy constantly, you're organized: you know where everything is, you know how to get out of it, you know how to stretch it. But, like, doing 'SNL,' I stopped doing spots, and then I would finally do...

Quotes by Michael Che

We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if...

Quotes by Michael Chertoff

That pesky acting career has always gotten in the way of me doing something with music.

Quotes by Michael Chiklis

Censorship is a strange situation. There was times when people would burn books because they didn't like what people were doing.

Quotes by Michael Berryman

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.

Quotes by Michael Bolton

In early 2005, I really studied the prospectuses of these mortgage pools that were tranched out into different-rated slices rated by agencies like S&P and Moody's. They had names like Park Place and People's Choice. It was clear to me...

Quotes by Michael Burry

The minute a male model looks like he's doing a runway walk, it falls apart. It should look like they're just walking.

Quotes by Michael Bastian

The minute you see a guy doing one of those Naomi Campbell catwalk-action kind of things, it falls apart. A lot of hips and the scissor walk? No! Men always need to be men.

Quotes by Michael Bastian

I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.

Quotes by Michael Bay

Doing audiobooks is kind of an actor's dream because you get to play all the parts.

Quotes by Michael Beck

I've never much been interested in doing films that no one gets to see.

Quotes by Michael Apted

I'm more nervous about doing this than anything I've ever done before, because it is so prestigious.

Quotes by Michael Aspel

I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.

Quotes by MF Doom

I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible... and enjoying everything in between.

Quotes by Mia Farrow

I was very girly growing up; I loved pink and doing my makeup and doing my hair and painting my nails.

Quotes by Mia Goth

It is not sacrifice if you love what you're doing.

Quotes by Mia Hamm

I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.

Quotes by Mia Wasikowska

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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.