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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 liked stuff like 'Halloween,' but I wasn't a horror fanatic until I was in my 30s and then made 'Paranormal Activity.' Now, having a company, I can't imagine doing anything else. But it took me a while to find...

Quotes by Jason Blum

I do want to grow our company, so the way I've been doing that is moving 'scary' to different things.

Quotes by Jason Blum

What is the government doing or not doing in terms of tracking you, following you, investigating you? And if you're suspicionless, it should be none of the above.

Quotes by Jason Chaffetz

I'm not going to sit for some painting. That's so 1800s. I'm not doing that.

Quotes by Jason Chaffetz

Every time we spend a federal dollar, what we're doing is we're pulling money out of somebody's pocket, and we're giving it to somebody else.

Quotes by Jason Chaffetz

I don't really have any interest in doing Donald Blake stories. Maybe it's just I don't know what to do with that sort of alter ego.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

If you liked my 'Ghost Rider' run, you're going to love what they're doing in 'Punisher.'

Quotes by Jason Aaron

Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.

Quotes by Jason Alexander

I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me.

Quotes by Jason Bateman

I wouldn't be the first quarterback from California to go to cold weather. I think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are doing pretty well and been able to do it.

Quotes by Jared Goff

Google's thing is not advertising because it's not a romanticizing operation. It doesn't involve expression. It's a link. What they're doing is selling access.

Quotes by Jaron Lanier

I've never done a period piece. That's something I'd be really interested in doing.

Quotes by Janet Montgomery

What we're doing is making sure that we have a safe and secure border region from San Diego all the way to Brownsville. And that means manpower, it means technology, it means infrastructure, it means interior enforcement. All, you know,...

Quotes by Janet Napolitano

Now, a lot of what we are doing right now, quite frankly, is because of what happened on Christmas. Many of the things were kind of in the works. We were already planning, for example, the purchase and deployment of...

Quotes by Janet Napolitano

My mother was very agnostic. She would never set foot in the synagogue, she couldn't be doing with it.

Quotes by Janet Suzman

I love doing voiceover.

Quotes by Janet Varney

It's a big universe. To stay in one tiny place is doing a disservice to yourself.

Quotes by Janelle Monae

My scepticism of biography continues even though I keep doing it.

Quotes by Janet Malcolm

They held up 'The Outlaw' for five years. And Howard Hughes had me doing publicity for it every day, five days a week for five years.

Quotes by Jane Russell

The surest way to get a thing in this life is to be prepared for doing without it, to the exclusion even of hope.

Quotes by Jane Welsh Carlyle

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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.