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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.

Our friends in the group Chicago, they just numbered theirs and we thought that was kind of neat but it made continuity from album to album and that was our way of doing it.

Quotes by Gerry Beckley

What I find in terms of the small success that I've had, with no backing, just doing it off my own back is the way I wanted to do it - I wanted to prove that you can do it...

Quotes by Gerry Cinnamon

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing.

Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

Actually, it is a fact that I've been doing more writing than playing in recent years.

Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

I love the U.S. I love doing business there.

Quotes by Gerry Schwartz

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her.

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

I'm a happy camper because by doing this I have an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of research.

Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro

I always thought writer's block was something that prats used as an easy excuse for not doing any work.

Quotes by Geraldine McCaughrean

'Would I mind if someone wrote a sequel to one of my books?' I asked myself, and I decided that I wouldn't, providing that the writer was respectful, had read my book first, and wasn't drunk when doing it.

Quotes by Geraldine McCaughrean

I started writing because I found I could spend more time in my own imagination by doing that than I could by reading.

Quotes by Geraldine McCaughrean

I must be doing something right. I've been around for a long time.

Quotes by Geraldo Rivera

I love doing the stunts. It's as simple as that.

Quotes by Gerard Butler

Angelina came up, and as soon as we said hello, I thought, This is going to be great. I'm really going to love doing this with her. And I did. And then I was very excited to do the movie...

Quotes by Gerard Butler

Generally I don't like doing remakes, but I think that's more in the cynical world of Hollywood where normally remakes are purely for commercial reasons.

Quotes by Gerard Butler

I rode for Maindy Flyers, a local kids' club from Cardiff. We started travelling across the country doing races, but Manchester was the first stage race I did.

Quotes by Geraint Thomas

It's not always the case that doing what's right is also doing what's smart, but when it is, the question of 'what to do' should be pretty simple.

Quotes by Gerald Chertavian

For the last four or five years, I had been in the position where I didn't have to take a pilot. I took this one because the script and the people were terrific. It never frightened me. As we were...

Quotes by Gerald McRaney

I'm a massive sports fan and have a lot of energy, so I'm always running around doing crazy amounts of exercise.

Quotes by Georgia King

I really like doing portraits, but I like taking pictures of things that are natural, like scenery, too.

Quotes by Georgia May Jagger

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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.