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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.

Skydiving is a rush. Doing it naked could be more of a rush, but it's nothing I would ever consider.

Quotes by Jud Tylor

Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to...

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

I never really planned on doing a television series.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

Sometimes '30 Rock' was a struggle because I'd be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

I've been doing stand-up since '89.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations.

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

I started doing my own animated movies when I was in ninth grade; that's when I got the filmmaking bug. When I was about 16, I started writing jokes for doing stand up, and then I was 19 and started...

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

Quotes by Judd Nelson

Doing politics in Venezuela is a risk, and you can pay with your life.

Quotes by Juan Guaido

There's a lot of actors that I admire because they can just switch one second into the character. Then, they go back to jokes, and then they're doing something really dramatic. I can't do that. I have to really focus.

Quotes by Juan Pablo Di Pace

I've always tried to stay away from doing remixes to songs that were popular, because too many people do that. But that's something the fans want to hear, me over those type of beats. So I do it for them.

Quotes by Joyner Lucas

Punk is all about doing what you want and being yourself. And that's what rap is too.

Quotes by JPEGMAFIA

Little by little, when I was doing auditions in New York, I discovered I was good. People there were enthusiastic.

Quotes by Juan Diego Florez

A writer can't subtract or excise any of his/her past because doing so would erase the work produced during that time.

Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

It's tricky when you're doing a recording, because the only weapon you have is your voice and the delivery of that voice. You don't have a gesture or a facial expression, there are no costumes or set pieces. Everything needs...

Quotes by Joyce DiDonato

I made all sorts of things: drawings, sculptures - I was doing origami before I even knew the word. I was constantly creating.

Quotes by Joy Mangano

For this game, we shot it just like it as if it was a film so there wasn't that much different from doing a film other than some technical things for the costume that had to be done so they...

Quotes by Josie Maran

I'll cop to this: so much of doing a 22-episode show is just keeping your head above water.

Quotes by Joshua Jackson

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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.