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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.

There was a period of time when I first moved to Nashville, like the first couple of years, that I was just simply lost. I didn't know who I was; I didn't know really what I was doing here. I...

Quotes by Faith Hill

I guess I had fun doing it but it has hard memories for me.

Quotes by Faith Ringgold

I spent my late twenties and all of my thirties figuring out what I was supposed to be doing and where my home was.

Quotes by Faith Salie

I was doing well in TV as a freelance cameraman, but it wasn't the direction I wanted to go in. I directed videos and tried to put something cinematic in every one. Dialogue, action sequences, helicopter, Steadicam.

Quotes by F. Gary Gray

Hip hop has been an integral part of my life and my whole career. I started off doing videos with Ice Cube and Dre and Mary J. Blige and TLC.

Quotes by F. Gary Gray

I trust that the president will try, just give it one more shot, some revolutionary way of not doing this, of bringing all those kids back home safely.

Quotes by F. Murray Abraham

If the fans are liking what I've been doing, and they want to create a song for me, let's get on with it!

Quotes by Fabinho

I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.

Quotes by Fabiola Gianotti

I turned down plenty of films which proved to be hugely successful. And, of course, I've also had plenty of experiences where everyone thought we were doing brilliant work and it ended up pretty horrific. Same as any actor, really.

Quotes by Ewen Bremner

You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

Quotes by Ezra Taft Benson

People always brand me as this person who is anti-Brady, and I don't think that I ever have been, except that occasionally I would like to talk about something else that I'm doing.

Quotes by Eve Plumb

I think these shows with the young kids doing these jumps, doing these fantastic back flips, I think they're absolutely great. They did what I never did.

Quotes by Evel Knievel

I think, at some point, there's only so much you can draw from within without getting inspired from what's around you and what other people are doing.

Quotes by Evelyne Brochu

On the stage, you enter into a bond with the audience, and you can sense they are moved by what you're doing. It's a sweet return.

Quotes by Everett McGill

I certainly had a lot of fun during my career playing tennis, doing the thing I wanted to do and to do it well.

Quotes by Evonne Goolagong Cawley

I guess I had that insecurity of missing out on the normal things that everybody else does. With all the traveling I was doing I felt I was leaving something behind.

Quotes by Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Fighters find it hard to give up doing what they do best - fighting for a living.

Quotes by Evander Holyfield

As far as working out, I know exactly what I'm doing.

Quotes by Evander Holyfield

If you're a woman doing classic theater, the big roles are often destroyers. I've played Hedda Gabler, Lady Macbeth, some of the Chekhovian heroines, Electra, Phaedra - they're all powerful women, but they're forces of negativity.

Quotes by Eve Best

There were times when I wondered if I was doing the right thing, studying when I could have been going to auditions.

Quotes by Eve Hewson

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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.