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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 try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.

Quotes by Jennie Finch

If I'm with my sons, I want to give them 100 percent. Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.

Quotes by Jennie Finch

I really enjoy being able to spend my time doing different charitable and philanthropic activities.

Quotes by Jennie Garth

I am a competitive figure skater. I've been doing that for the same amount of time I've been doing acting. Ever since I was two.

Quotes by Jenna Boyd

In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.

Quotes by Jenna Elfman

The problem is that the American public is suspicious of executive power shrouded in secrecy. In the absence of an official picture of what our government is doing, and by what authority, many in the public fill the void by...

Quotes by Jeh Johnson

In my view, targeted lethal force is at its least controversial when it is on its strongest, most traditional legal foundation. The essential mission of the U.S. military is to capture or kill an enemy. Armies have been doing this...

Quotes by Jeh Johnson

What they're not doing is marketing the Dead Kennedys in the spirit of what the band stood for.

Quotes by Jello Biafra

I don't have that drive to be in this field, climbing up, doing bit parts in movies to make a big movie. But I'm lucky I get to also do acting - it's fun. I should probably just take an...

Quotes by Jemima Kirke

I'm very big into just feeling good and doing what I want; I'm not very calculated or thoughtful about my moves.

Quotes by Jen Kirkman

By the time I started doing stand-up, the club scene had died.

Quotes by Jen Kirkman

I like Oprah. I could sit around and make vision boards all day, but I wouldn't actually get anything done if I were to concentrate on my feelings rather than doing.

Quotes by Jen Lancaster

I love doing motion pictures and expect to be as busy as I want to be in them.

Quotes by Jeffrey Hunter

I know a lot of people who are very good at their craft who have learned - people behind the camera - who really have a lot to offer because they know what they're doing, they know what to do,...

Quotes by Jeffrey Jones

I know what we do really well - I just try and keep us focused on doing that.

Quotes by Jeffrey Katzenberg

The only real satisfaction is live performances. That's when you can actually get some feedback from what you're doing. You get that artist-to-audience chemistry. I love it!

Quotes by Jeffrey Osborne

In Asia, a lot of successful economies that had been living on their own saving, decided to open up their financial markets to international capital in the early 1990s. So here were countries doing quite well, but they decided they'd...

Quotes by Jeffrey Sachs

I frequently find after a rehearsal of a performance that I have more breath, and can walk better and climb stairs better than I could before. It's as if I've expanded my lungs doing it. Basically speaking, conducting is quite...

Quotes by Jeffrey Tate

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

Quotes by Jeffrey Archer

I have been commissioned to write an autobiography and I would be grateful to any of your readers who could tell me what I was doing between 1960 and 1974.

Quotes by Jeffrey Bernard

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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.