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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.

Doing comedy is one of the best gifts in life.

Quotes by Mallory Jansen

I was doing those roles on ABC Family late in the year, and at the same time, I was auditioning for 'Galavant.' But 'Galavant' was quite a wide casting call. I wasn't recommended or anything. It just kind of happened.

Quotes by Mallory Jansen

Growing up, I was always in my high school musicals and everything, but I kind of stopped doing all that when I finished school and acting became my main priority.

Quotes by Mallory Jansen

I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was...

Quotes by Mamie Gummer

I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.

Quotes by Manal al-Sharif

You can get a job, but you have to actually start doing it before you can be like 'Yeah, I've really got that job.'

Quotes by Mandip Gill

Doing 'Malcolm and Eddie' was probably the foremost miserable years of my life.

Quotes by Malcolm-Jamal Warner

I was doing community theater since I was about nine.

Quotes by Malcolm-Jamal Warner

It's always nice when you see an email in your inbox that says 'offer,' then you read the email and go, 'Oh, okay. Who's doing it, what's it about?'

Quotes by Malik Yoba

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Quotes by Malcolm Forbes

I was on a series for a number of years, and I got very used to only doing a mini-play per week. When I first came back to the theater, and I was suddenly doing eight shows a week again...

Quotes by Malcolm Gets

I love doing every role I do!

Quotes by Malcolm McDowell

I see genres as generating sets of rules or conventions that are only interesting when they are subverted or used to disguise the author's intent. My own way of doing this is to attempt a sort of whimsical alchemy, whereby...

Quotes by Mal Peet

In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are...

Quotes by Malala Yousafzai

I'm in a complete state of panic before I begin something because I'm sure that it's going to be a complete disaster. I'm going to do a worse job than anybody could ever imagine anybody doing on the planet Earth.

Quotes by Maira Kalman

I have this really bad habit of doing things on the Internet and forgetting that the whole world is going to see it.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

It's huge in the U.K., if someone's doing well, to put them down. That's what we do all the time. It's kind of like a cultural thing.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

My mom's Brazilian, so she and I definitely grew up with different perspectives. I was born in America, and she's from Brazil, so we have different ways of doing things. There's a bit of culture clash there.

Quotes by Maiara Walsh

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.

Mahatma Gandhi

A true artist is one who, even after doing a lot, he reminds himself that he hasn't done anything.

Quotes by Mahesh Bhatt

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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.