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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 directors are always more confident about me doing a role than I am.

Quotes by Mahira Khan

How is Maggie Rowe compensating for her decision to not have a child? Is what she is doing instead enough to justify that decision? What is she doing instead, and why can't she be better at it? What's keeping her...

Quotes by Maggie Rowe

I have many good friends, but I tend to keep to myself anyway. It's odd, doing things and having no one to share them with.

Quotes by Maggie Smith

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

I love doing crosswords, it's so important to keep the brain going.

Quotes by Magnus Magnusson

My dad was a surgeon in Egypt. He was a general surgeon. As a little boy I always admired what he was doing, and I wanted to do surgery.

Quotes by Magdi Yacoub

I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.

Quotes by Maggie Cheung

When you're doing a Broadway show, you have no free time.

Quotes by Maggie Grace

We are all focused each and every day on doing our jobs, chief executive of our states, until the very last hour that we are in office, and certainly the president is as well.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

It is absolutely unacceptable to think that in the last year of the president's term, that he should stop doing his job, and he won't.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

I think my biggest thing is learning when to hit which serve when, not doing the exact same thing over and over. Because O.K., great, it's 120 miles per hour, but they're standing right there, and they just block it...

Quotes by Madison Keys

I love going to football games and going to homecoming dances and just doing normal things.

Quotes by Madison Pettis

As a kid, I was trying to copy what I heard. Namely, I was just listening to producers I looked up to, like 45 King and Marley Marl, and trying to do what they were doing.

Quotes by Madlib

If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting.

Quotes by Mads Mikkelsen

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.

Mae West

You do have to continue, as you grow as a human, checking in and going, 'Is this what I want? Am I giving away things that I don't want? Who am I and what do I want to keep doing?'

Quotes by Mae Whitman

I love doing voice-over. It's one of my favorite things.

Quotes by Mae Whitman

I grew up doing musical theater. I went to a school for musical theater, so that was always what I wanted to do growing up.

Quotes by Madeline Brewer

I'm very spiritual. I meditate every day. I don't know if that's surprising or not, but I've been doing that since I was 16 every day, so that's like kind of my thing. I'm really a hippie-chick at heart.

Quotes by Madeline Zima

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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.