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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.

The more we can do to address fiscal austerity, the better our markets will do, and there is a real political shift to doing that.

Quotes by Meredith Whitney

People knew that Murdoch's media estate in the UK was too powerful and it was doing very unpleasant things.

Quotes by Meredith Whitney

I bet I made close to 20 tackles because nobody on either side knew what they were doing.

Quotes by Merlin Olsen

Only when a man will not do some things is he capable of doing great things.

Quotes by Mencius

I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.

Quotes by Merce Cunningham

I'm not a normal director. You can't look at me that way. What's kept me alive is my technical skill at doing other things.

Quotes by Melvin Van Peebles

What artists are doing, and what people who are receiving the arts are doing, is entering into this agreement to occupy a parallel world. The parallel world is ever-expanding. We used to think that it existed only for people who...

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

'Big Bang' is very tightly scripted. Because we shoot in front of a live audience, it's basically like doing a filmed piece of theatre, really.

Quotes by Melissa Rauch

My career has always revolved around what I do and don't want my sisters and brothers seeing me doing.

Quotes by Melissa Joan Hart

I hope to do films. Right now I'm just doing projects that are interesting.

Quotes by Melissa Joan Hart

I avoid listening to too many people's comments about my script. I have learned to take in what is of use. It's too frustrating looking at somebody's notes who didn't get what you were doing. If somebody says, 'This stinks,...

Quotes by Melissa Mathison

That's what motherhood is: you're working; you're doing 25 different jobs, and you're not getting paid.

Quotes by Melissa Peterman

We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing.

Quotes by Melinda Gates

I'm definitely interested in doing movies. I've always focused more on acting than singing because that's where my true passion lies.

Quotes by Melissa Benoist

I've been looking for a Broadway opportunity ever since I stopped doing theater.

Quotes by Melissa Benoist

I auditioned for 'The Voice' because I really wanted to try and figure out a way to get myself out there. I really couldn't imagine doing anything else - music was the only thing that I really clung to.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

I love Sia and how she hides her face. If I could pull off doing that, I totally would.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

You can do all the film school you want in classrooms, but if you are on the set, you are going to learn so much more because you are really in the middle of doing it.

Quotes by Melanie Mayron

When 'Ally McBeal' started, I went, 'Oh, my God.' It's like what I was doing. 'Bridget Jones' was in the same vein. I identify with all of them.

Quotes by Melanie Mayron

Part of the appeal of fantasy for me is that I don't get bored. If I want to write quasi-Medieval, that's what I write. If I feel like doing contemporary for a while, then I'll do it.

Quotes by Melanie Rawn

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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.