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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.

There aren't many American directors here trying to direct a Japanese yakuza film. When you combine that with the fact that I don't speak much Japanese and this was an independent film I was financing myself - people were curious...

Quotes by John Foster

Today there are hundreds of millions of mobile devices, but you do have to know a bit about what each device is capable of doing in order to approach it as a developer.

Quotes by John Fowler

But I have been avoiding talking about what I'm doing now because it's frustrating for people to hear about things that aren't available yet.

Quotes by John Frusciante

Sometimes the weight of expectations, of doing anything, can be a little bit heavy.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy Jr.

I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing.

Quotes by John Fahey

I can see there's a connection between not following normal thinking and doing creative thinking. I wouldn't have had good scientific ideas if I had thought more normally.

Quotes by John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Della Valle is worried about RCS? RCS is a company that is doing well; I don't think that Della Valle is worried about this.

Quotes by John Elkann

I had a great time doing Vegas. It's just that it takes a lot of time.

Quotes by John Elway

I'm very pleased with the job President Bush is doing and he's off to a terrific start.

Quotes by John Engler

Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.

Quotes by John Engler

Manufacturers employ more than 14 million Americans doing what Americans do best, making things, building things, transforming raw materials into finished products.

Quotes by John Engler

This band makes sure that we have whole sections of stuff that are free form so that they don't know what we are doing next, that is the fun part of playing. You are playing something that you haven't ever...

Quotes by John Entwistle

I don't mind doing the Who tours when they come along but I want to get out there and play.

Quotes by John Entwistle

George Lucas wanted this moving camera for all of the photography in Star Wars. He was willing to take a risk with the concepts that I advanced with regard to ways for doing that.

Quotes by John Dykstra

I used to work in a hospital, in a laboratory doing phlebotomy. I was a vampire.

Quotes by John Edward

I don't like it when celebrities get voice work. But then again, if I was the producer, I wouldn't want a bunch of no-names doing my show and have to worry about word-of-mouth. I see both sides of the story.

Quotes by John DiMaggio

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton

Back in the '90s, if you did mail order in music, you could make a good living doing it if you could hustle.

Quotes by John Darnielle

Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do the same.

Quotes by John David Washington

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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.