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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've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West.

Quotes by Ken Curtis

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit.

Quotes by Ken Follett

Like many actors, I started off as a monkey. My first job ever was as an extra in Tim Burton's 'Planet of the Apes.' I'm the tiny little monkey in the background. I met Rick Baker doing that - then,...

Quotes by Kelly Stables

I love saying dialogue and creating a full character more than just being physical. But I always end up doing physical stuff in my roles.

Quotes by Kelly Stables

The 'snakebot', which is a type of mechanized, biologically inspired robot, itself has roots in Japanese laboratories of the 1970s. What the team at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon is doing today under professor Howie Choset is making the 'snakebots' stronger, smaller,...

Quotes by Kelly Evans

Whether I'm telling stories in songs or if directing is the next step, being a storyteller is what I like doing.

Quotes by Kelly Jones

My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I've just done.

Quotes by Kelly Lynch

The thrill of doing 'Good People' is I love those kinds of stories, and I'm good at them, and it's wonderful to see that material given to a terrific director and a terrific cast.

Quotes by Kelly Masterson

I hate the word gothic but I would like to try doing something like that. A gothic sound, not rock, but gothic. There's a difference.

Quotes by Kelly Osbourne

I've completely changed the way I eat since doing 'Dancing With The Stars.'

Quotes by Kelly Osbourne

I felt that there were so many people doing it that I would just be like one of the others.

Quotes by Kelli White

I love doing television series.

Quotes by Kellie Martin

I feel like the networks always end up doing similar stuff at the same time.

Quotes by Kellie Martin

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.

Quotes by Kelly Ayotte

I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.

Quotes by Kelly Brook

It's something I've always loved doing. I'm not one of the artists who comes in and just does my bit. I'm there every second of every day. That's my hands-on situation.

Quotes by Keith Urban

The music industry is something that I'm still trying to understand. With acting, I've been doing it for so long that I understand every aspect of it for the most part - there are obviously still more aspects that I...

Quotes by Keke Palmer

After that, I started going downtown and doing a lot of theater shows in Chicago. When you go downtown there, it's like you're in New York, it's like going to Broadway.

Quotes by Kel Mitchell

I'm doing music, and we both want to do some drama.

Quotes by Kel Mitchell

We didn't know anything about comedy duos - Abbot and Costello, Martin and Lewis - we didn't know anything about that. Kim Fields showed us a tape of Martin and Lewis and their old shows and they come through the...

Quotes by Kel Mitchell

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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.