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 like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.
It's the old-school jazz mentality that I connect with the most. I dig the idea of the seeker, the guy who's always trying to figure out why he is doing music and trying to understand and make sense of his...
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I worked with the Groundlings, doing sketch comedy and improv at a theater here in L.A. It was my hobby, but I took classes and stayed passionate about it because it's what I wanted to do. It just fit. It...
It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without...
I think it's so interesting which ways your career can go. I would have been a completely different actor doing a completely different story, and I would have missed 'Lady Macbeth.'
The one thing that I always try and take with me, if there's, like, a remake, or you're doing something again, is that every generation has a new story to tell.
That, for me, actually is the most important thing about doing a period film is trying to make these people as lovable as they are back then.
You are hugely responsible for people following you. You need to work out why you are posting, what the message is, and what you are doing to these people.
If people are noticing the hard work I'm doing, then that's a wonderful thing.
As an actor, it's very interesting to make the audience love you while you are doing horrendous things.
What I really like seeing from the stage is people having their own moments, when people are doing some performance of their own.
I'm not doing no more 'Flavor of Loves.' I'm trying to grow. I don't want to stay on the same page. You can't stay on the same page in order to get to the next chap.
I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.
I did record a bunch of stuff, but the thing that usually stops me from doing that is that I'm a terrible singer. I made a bunch of instrumental music, and it feels really good, but just as a singer,...
Even before I auditioned for 'X Factor' the second time, I was doing a lot of dance music.
I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
I'm a huge fan of Taio Cruz. I'm really liking what he's doing at the moment. I'd love to do something with him.
I've always known, before I had a record deal, that the thing is to go out and put on the show. I've been doing that from day one.
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Also see our Doing Good quotes for a values-driven angle, or Doers quotes celebrating people who take action.
