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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.

In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse.

Quotes by Kathleen Troia McFarland

Because I'd done 30 plays or so at Oxford, I thought that I was an actress anyway because that's what I was doing!

Quotes by Katherine Parkinson

The best career advice to give to the young is, 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'

Quotes by Katharine Whitehorn

Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for it.

Quotes by Katharine Whitehorn

We often have an exaggerated sense of what nonprofits and governments are doing to help the poor, but the really inspiring thing is how much the poor are doing to help themselves.

Quotes by Katherine Boo

Sometimes we followed the crops, doing migrant labor. We did several years of tenant farming in Western Oregon starting in the early '50s. Later, my stepdad managed gas stations in a small town near Portland.

Quotes by Katherine Dunn

I was never ambitious to be a good actor. I just love doing it and I seem to be quite suited for it.

Quotes by Katherine Helmond

I wasn't the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my...

Quotes by Katherine Jenkins

After doing 'Doctor Who,' I'm open-minded to doing more acting. Part of the reason you do a show like this is because it creates other opportunities you haven't had before.

Quotes by Katherine Jenkins

Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.

Quotes by Katherine Johnson

Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious!

Quotes by Katherine Johnson

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Quotes by Katharine Graham

I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the...

Quotes by Kate Thompson

So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

Quotes by Kate Upton

You never want to rest on your laurels. You want to keep doing things that terrify you.

Quotes by Kate Walsh

I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky,...

Quotes by Katey Sagal

You know, it's hard sometimes to just detach yourself from what you're doing.

Quotes by Katey Sagal

I have so many friends who have no idea what they want to do. They are out of college and working, but not sure they are doing what they want to do, which is normal.

Quotes by Kate Mara

I was just never discouraged from doing something wacky like trying to be a comedian.

Quotes by Kate McKinnon

I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.

Quotes by Kate Micucci

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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.