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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.

When a series is doing well, it's very tempting to keep writing it, even when the creative well is drying up. It's tempting because that's where the money is. I've had to be very careful; as soon as I think...

Quotes by Kelley Armstrong

If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience.

Quotes by Keith Henson

I played football in the fall when I was in high school. Then basketball, a different conditioning - you're running up and down the courts. Then you come into baseball, you're doing a sprint to hit a triple.

Quotes by Keith Hernandez

We've patented the idea... of using the address book as a place to declare that you like a brand. By so doing, the brand has now got your permission to send you personal messages - it could be money off...

Quotes by Keith Teare

I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

Quotes by Keira Knightley

I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 1968. Really what I was doing there, was choosing notes at random and trying to make some sense of them,...

Quotes by Keith Emerson

I'm proud of my kids, they are doing what they want to do.

Quotes by Keith Emerson

I went from broke and homeless sleeping on couches. Couldn't even figure out what I was doing in Los Angeles. Now, I'm paying my own bills. I'm about to move my mama in with me at 19. I'm on tour...

Quotes by Kehlani

Who doesn't want to shoot for 'Vogue?' I remember updating my Facebook status to say 'Doing 'Vogue' today', it was so exciting. I thought it would be really intimidating, and I don't like photoshoots, but that was the most relaxed...

Quotes by Kaya Scodelario

I'm not comfortable doing nudity. That's something quite personal.

Quotes by Kaya Scodelario

Some people say I make hip-hop. Others see me as doing EDM. Some people might look at me as a trap artist, but I'm not really stuck to any of those.

Quotes by Kaytranada

I don't think about doing new. I just do it.

Quotes by Kaytranada

It's pretty much about doing what you love and following your dreams. It sounds really corny, but it's so real.

Quotes by Kaytranada

I'm always home, doing nothing, making beats, and watching movies.

Quotes by Kaytranada

Being funny was something I was doing before I understood what that even was. Now I'm making a career out of it.

Quotes by Kayvan Novak

I like doing the shows with Ring of Honor, but I don't want to leave Japan.

Quotes by Kazuchika Okada

'Hot Pursuit,' 'Pitch Perfect 2,' 'Trainwreck,' and 'Spy' were all being done in the last year. All four of those movies I just mentioned are not rom-coms: they're all about women doing different things.

Quotes by Kay Cannon

I started selling insurance in 1979 and continued doing that until 1985 when I opened my own insurance firm.

Quotes by Kay Granger

I'm doing comedy development at National Lampoon.

Quotes by Kato Kaelin

I love doing horror with comedy twists and I think it's a really fun genre.

Quotes by Katrina Bowden

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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.