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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 wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go...

Quotes by Joe Rogan

When I was there, something clicked in my head; I found myself interviewing people, searching out facts and figures. Later on I became much more self-conscious of what I was doing.

Quotes by Joe Sacco

I favor every worker having access to a retirement savings account, and there are various options for doing this. I do support states implementing their own plans, and I expect them to play an important role in increasing retirement savings...

Quotes by Joe Sestak

Sometimes as an artist you get wrapped up in what you are doing and you can't be objective.

Quotes by Joe Nichols

It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a record that sounds like everybody else. That, to me, is a record label's absolute biggest downfall.

Quotes by Joe Nichols

I've been very successful doing voices in movies. I did Olive, the Other Reindeer, with Drew Barrymore, and I did Cats and Dogs. My children came to some of the sessions.

Quotes by Joe Pantoliano

I wanted to play a good guy after doing this lunatic on The Sopranos for two years. And then they did the sequel to Bad Boys, where I get to play the barking captain again.

Quotes by Joe Pantoliano

You get used to that work mode, get used to always doing something.

Quotes by Joe Penny

I was surrounded by a lot of people not doing what they wanted to do.

Quotes by Joe Penny

Working in TV films has a lot of advantages over the daily grind of doing an hour series.

Quotes by Joe Penny

I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.

Quotes by Joe Perry

I'm sure that no matter what I'm involved in, I'll always be doing comics, at least in some minor capacity.

Quotes by Joe Madureira

Usually when you're doing concepts for a character, you just try a couple different things to see what sticks.

Quotes by Joe Madureira

I started working at clubs when I was sixteen, which is young. I would not want my kid doing that, but I did, and that's how it went.

Quotes by Joe Manganiello

For the last thirty years in my career I never know what I'm doing next.

Quotes by Joe Mantegna

I've spent the better part of the last twenty-five years doing a lot of traveling.

Quotes by Joe Mantegna

I think actors are brave souls that have to use parts of themselves that I'm just not comfortable doing anymore.

Quotes by Joe Mantello

Cause there's only one reason for doing anything that you set out to do. if you don't want to be the best, then there's no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything.

Quotes by Joe Montana

It used to be that American and European companies built their products in low-wage countries, separated by great distances from the innovators who developed the products and the markets where they were sold. But companies increasingly find that is an...

Quotes by Joe Kaeser

When I first auditioned for 'Stranger Things,' I was just living in Chicago. Just looking for a job. Working at a restaurant, doing commercials and bit parts on shows. I honestly would have been happy booking anything.

Quotes by Joe Keery

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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.