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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 started out with a business and psychology major, and then I started doing plays and concentrating more and more on theater. I dropped out of college and moved to New York and studied theater at The Neighborhood Playhouse. I...

Quotes by Linden Ashby

I've been doing musicals since forever. Actually, I was focused on singing and becoming a singer until I landed on 'Passions.'

Quotes by Lindsay Hartley

I'll probably pursue doing more movies, but not horror or movies with killers in them. I'll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and...

Quotes by Lindsay Lohan

I really enjoy singing and I really enjoy acting, but singing I've been doing since I was really young.

Quotes by Lindsay Lohan

'Dogfight' is my favorite thing I've ever worked on. It's such a special piece, and I'm so close to the character of Rose. I loved doing it every night.

Quotes by Lindsay Mendez

I found when talking with many other women that they sometimes are more reluctant to toot their own horn, to talk about their success. They have to be more confident in doing that. That is not always the case, but...

Quotes by Linda McMahon

I wanted to sing when I was little. That's what I liked doing. It didn't occur to me that you became famous or anything like that.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room.

Quotes by Linda Cardellini

There are not that many jobs as an actor where you don't get to know what your character will be doing from episode to episode.

Quotes by Linda Cardellini

I no longer need to be someone's wife. I'm doing okay as I am.

Quotes by Linda Evans

I especially love 'Web Therapy' and I did 'Eastbound and Down' too. I had a lot of fun doing that.

Quotes by Lily Tomlin

There is no secret. It is all about doing the same things time and time again. It is all about doing the best every day.

Quotes by Lin Dan

Everything I do with my day is related to Superwoman. I'm either doing conference calls or writing a script or reading a script, editing a video, shooting a video.

Quotes by Lilly Singh

I love doing Pilates and dance. It's fun to mix things up and change your program every ten days.

Quotes by Lily Aldridge

I amp up my workout by doing Ballet Beautiful twice a day.

Quotes by Lily Aldridge

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.

Quotes by Lily Collins

At a party recently I was introduced to Meryl Streep, and it took me a second to get my head around it. You know, that I'm meeting these people now. I'm doing it.

Quotes by Lily Collins

My dad knows how to tell a story. He'd make me laugh by doing all the different voices.

Quotes by Lily Collins

I like doing Pilates because I get to lie down on the floor for the duration of the session.

Quotes by Lily Donaldson

As someone who's been doing a lot of classical theater recently, I loved the idea of getting to run around in Steven Alan, and not be in a corset and a wig, and not have a dialect, and get to...

Quotes by Lily Rabe

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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.