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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 wish that every director was as interested in doing as much in camera and with physical objects as much as possible as J.J. Abrams is.

Quotes by Joseph Gatt

Ummm... well, the only thing I want to do is stuff with people who care about what they're doing, which sounds obvious, but it's really not.

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The only thing I want to do is stuff with people who care about what they're doing.

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

A lot of people, most people who are working, they do it for money. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. It so happens that I made a lot of money already, so I don't have to worry...

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I see a lot of young guys going back to the suit, but they're doing it in a way that's less of a uniform.

Quotes by Joseph Abboud

Mortal experiences give us the opportunity to assess what we are doing with our lives.

Quotes by Joseph B. Wirthlin

I first pitched the idea of doing a series of cartoons based on Bible stories. They didn't much like it.

Quotes by Joseph Barbera

I keep working mainly because my wife and I spend most of our time touring the country doing our own plays.

Quotes by Joseph Bologna

Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself.

Quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset

The President also talked at length about how well the American economy is doing. Apparently, he got his information on this topic from his millionaire supporters. For the average working family, these are trying economic times.

Quotes by Jose Serrano

Now everybody has been doing the national anthem in their own style, but in 1968 I was the one that took the heat. It cut my career for quite a while.

Quotes by Jose Feliciano

I have experienced a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth, and I feel incredibly lucky that I'm able to make a career out of doing the things that I love.

Quotes by Jose Garces

It is a sin not to do what one is capable of doing.

Quotes by Jose Marti

I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing.

Quotes by Jorja Smith

I wasn't supposed to be walking with Mark Zuckerberg. I wasn't supposed to be interviewing Romney's sons. Why was I doing it? Because I wanted to survive. I wanted to live. I wanted to earn what it means to be...

Quotes by Jose Antonio Vargas

My goals are to tell meaningful stories through songs and touch people's lives... and hopefully make a living doing it.

Quotes by Jordin Sparks

I usually balance school by doing online classes and regular classes - that has helped me a lot, and I'm able to get my schoolwork done while I'm traveling too.

Quotes by Jordyn Wieber

Every pound of muscle burns approximately 50 calories every day, just doing nothing.

Quotes by Jorge Cruise

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

Quotes by Jorge Garcia

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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.