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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 you sit there doing a film score for three months there's no time to experiment.

Quotes by Jon Hopkins

I would never advocate anyone doing anything without educating themselves and finding out exactly what they're in for.

Quotes by Jon Hopkins

I'll always be an actor first. I grew up doing musical theater, so music and acting, to me, have always gone hand in hand. I'm going to be an actor first because it's my career, but music will always be...

Quotes by Jon Huertas

Companies shouldn't use the law to prevent consumers from doing something legal.

Quotes by Jon Johansen

Most people think that to meditate, I should feel a particular special something, and if I don't, then I must be doing something wrong.

Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Women rule the world. It's not really worth fighting because they know what they're doing. Ask Napoleon. Ask Adam. Ask Richard Burton or Richie Sambora. Many a man has crumbled.

Quotes by Jon Bon Jovi

I want to do a collaboration or some kind of side thing or some soundtrack work. Because I've been doing this for years and years. I'd like to just step out and try something different.

Quotes by Jon Crosby

Obviously, we were disappointed that neither 'The Last Witch Hunter' nor 'American Ultra' found bigger theatrical audiences. It's important to note that our focus on risk mitigations limited our exposure on both films, and I'm pleased to report that 'The...

Quotes by Jon Feltheimer

If I'm doing press, I usually try and train in the mornings. I find if I don't, and I leave it, I get tired throughout the day.

Quotes by Joivan Wade

When I plan ahead, I don't just plan what I'm doing tomorrow. I also plan what I'm doing five years from now.

Quotes by JoJo Siwa

When I'm 19, I'll still be living with my mom, but I'm going to be doing music and acting. I can picture it really vividly.

Quotes by JoJo Siwa

It was a job, and I was just doing my job.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't do it. I always went against the grain.

Quotes by Johnny Ramone

Sometimes I feel I have no idea what I'm doing as an actor. I just did a tape for the TV remake of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' and I think it could be the worst thing I've ever done.

Quotes by Johnny Simmons

Everybody in Lynyrd Skynyrd loves different styles of music, and our minds are very open when it comes to writing our songs and making the band true to what the band is, but also stepping out and doing something current.

Quotes by Johnny Van Zant

I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a really telling sign that I need to go back on the comedy circuit again.

Quotes by Johnny Vegas

Taking someone else's language and fitting it into your own speech - you learn a lot about other people's brains, doing that.

Quotes by Johnny Flynn

I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it was when I was doing 'Christmas Vacation', so I was about 13 or 14.

Quotes by Johnny Galecki

I don't know what to do with myself between films. I end up doing unhealthy things like shopping or drinking. I'm pretty schizophrenic about it.

Quotes by Johnny Galecki

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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.