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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.

Obviously it's how bad do you really want to be successful, essentially. Like, what does that really mean to you? Why are you doing it?

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

Without my dad doing what he did, and without me putting in the hours, there wouldn't be any travelling the world or playing with the pros. He's a huge part of it.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

There are a bunch of young players coming up and doing incredible stuff.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

Do we exert our own liberties without injury to others - we exert them justly; do we exert them at the expense of others - unjustly. And, in thus doing, we step from the sure platform of liberty upon the...

Quotes by Frances Wright

You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.

Quotes by Francesca Annis

I've always kept fit but I've been doing gym and yoga and will be throwing my stilettoes away for a while!

Quotes by Francesca Annis

In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing.

Quotes by Francesca Annis

I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All...

Quotes by Francia Raisa

When I turned 17, that's when it all got a bit too much. I decided to stop doing pretty much everything. I quit football. I wouldn't get up in the morning. I wouldn't go out of my room. I was...

Quotes by Fran Kirby

Ultimately, we are doing the same job as the men, but I understand that we're not filling out stadiums.

Quotes by Fran Kirby

Obviously when I was younger, when I was three years old, I used to kick a football around in the park or in the garden. I've got loads of videos, pictures of me doing it.

Quotes by Fran Kirby

Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.

Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

Someone asked me 'What's the funniest thing or what's the best thing that you've ever done?' It's always what I'm doing now.

Quotes by Frances Arnold

The hardest part of doing anything creatively is just getting up and doing.

Quotes by Frances Bean Cobain

I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.

Quotes by Frances Fisher

In the spring of 1993, I married Beverly and moved to the woods. This is something I could never have imagined myself doing.

Quotes by Floyd Skloot

I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know...

Quotes by Flume

There's no person I aspire to be. I'm just doing my own thing and seeing what happens - not looking to something and trying to be that.

Quotes by Flume

I want to be creative in as many different environments as possible, whether it's doing film scores, writing for TV ads or video games - all sorts of stuff, as long as it requires writing music.

Quotes by Flume

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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.