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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 rule is: the second you find yourself doing something you hate, quit doing it.

Quotes by Maureen Johnson

As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.

Quotes by Maureen McCormick

I like the X-Men, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.

Quotes by Matthew Vaughn

No aspect of our biology is left unscathed by sleep deprivation. It sinks down into every possible nook and cranny. And yet no one is doing anything about it.

Quotes by Matthew Walker

Your subjective sense of how well you're doing under conditions of sleep deprivation is a miserable predictor of, objectively, how you actually are doing.

Quotes by Matthew Walker

This sounds really craven on some level, but on some level, a lot of what I'm doing is trying to not do a typical TV show.

Quotes by Matthew Weiner

You know, it's kind of hard because I really - I see kids on their Rollerblades and their bikes, and just running around, climbing trees, and I used to do that. And I loved doing that.

Quotes by Mattie Stepanek

I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the scene. I sort of come in and out of it. It can be to the detriment of my...

Quotes by Matthew Rhys

In Detroit, the quarterbacks lift with all the linebackers and running backs and everybody else, so I'm doing that whole thing.

Quotes by Matthew Stafford

I wouldn't want to leave it so long before doing a play again, I get very stolid and sluggish if I do too much telly.

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

I've worried more and more as the years have gone on. The more you're seen to be doing well, the more stress there is. You feel you ought to consider things more, and be more fussy - there's further to...

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

I did four or five years in telly, and by the end of it was drained. I was a bit sick of myself. I didn't feel like an actor anymore. That sounds silly, but when you're doing a play you're...

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone.

Quotes by Matthew Macfadyen

Well, I see myself in the same business but a lot more successful and doing more movies maybe behind the camera. I plan to do some growing in this industry and take it as far as I can.

Quotes by Matthew McGrory

The important thing for me as an artist is to keep going back to the page and doing what I do.

Quotes by Matthew Quick

I'm either going to have the career I want doing films, or I'll do something else - I'll be gone.

Quotes by Matthew Fox

I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.

Quotes by Matthew Goode

I never imagined I would have one fan, and there seems to be a few. I just couldn't be happier that people seem to like what I'm doing and seem to respond to it. If they weren't there, I don't...

Quotes by Matthew Gray Gubler

Saying and doing are two things.

Quotes by Matthew Henry

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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.