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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.

Well, we are not doing that film actually. At least I am not at the moment, but we are making an effort to get it done; I don't know whether we'll get the financing for it. The old story we...

Quotes by Harvey Keitel

I thought Cheever was magnificent and that if I could write like him that would be the best I could do. And then I realized that what I really wanted to write had nothing to do with what he was...

Quotes by Harry Mathews

I haven't got an old man's brain. I have got a sharp mind and enjoy doing what I do.

Quotes by Harry Redknapp

Doing voices is like singing and remembering songs.

Quotes by Harry Shearer

I always thought, as a kid, if you - and the reason that I sort of stayed away from doing one character on a sitcom is - if you're doing one thing all the time, the audience is going to...

Quotes by Harry Shearer

One of the problems with 'SNL' is that, if you tried to adlib, the director would put you off camera and off the mic, so only you would know that you ever did it. The director always directed to the...

Quotes by Harry Shearer

I find ambition really attractive too - if someone's good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.

Quotes by Harry Styles

I thought there might be a career in acting because I had other friends doing it.

Quotes by Harry Hadden-Paton

I wrote 'Ain't It Cool? Hollywood's Redheaded Stepchild Speaks Out,' because in doing hundreds and hundreds of interviews over the past six and a half years, I was tired of the story being half told or a third told or...

Quotes by Harry Knowles

Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

Quotes by Harry Kroto

If I'm honest, the reason I got into acting is not the reason I'm still doing it, and if I'm still doing it in ten years' time, I'm sure I'll find something else.

Quotes by Harry Lloyd

I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better.

Quotes by Harry Caray

I sing and play guitar and harmonica. I've been doing it for a long time.

Quotes by Harry Dean Stanton

The world is moving so fast these days that the one who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Quotes by Harry Emerson Fosdick

The theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years' time? A completely different attitude.

Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle

Somebody saw me on 'Cheers' and thought that I was an actor playing a part as opposed to a guy just doing what he knew. And they gave me 'Night Court.' And by the time they realized I wasn't an...

Quotes by Harry Anderson

You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work.

Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.

Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

I spent a lot of time hacking, doing all this stuff, building websites, building communities, working all the time, and then a lot of time drinking, partying, and hanging out. And I had to choose when to do which.

Quotes by Harper Reed

Occasionally it does hit me, the words on a page. And I still love doing that, as I have for the last 60 years.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

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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.