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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.

While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful.

Quotes by Erwin McManus

I don't believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so.

Quotes by Esa-Pekka Salonen

Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and then follow the jobs we choose to completion.

Quotes by Ernie Fletcher

Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.

Quotes by Ernest Istook

Ever since I've left, I've been doing nothing but this film and traveling, promoting and doing festivals. So the good thing is that I'm not sitting around pining over whether I made the right choice in leaving. I'm moving and...

Quotes by Eriq La Salle

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Quotes by Ernest Gaines

I love doing my own make-up.

Quotes by Erin Heatherton

If words are doing their job, then their novelty will not be the most noticeable thing about them.

Quotes by Erin McKean

I have thought about Happy Days made into a movie. As far as the original cast not being a part of it, wow, I don't know who could be who! I just don't see it going in that direction. I...

Quotes by Erin Moran

I've always been scared to do a play. I don't know why, because doing 'Happy Days' was like a play with three cameras.

Quotes by Erin Moran

I do love doing stunts; I was in a film called 'The Quiet Ones,' which was quite a spooky film, and I had to be hung upside down, which was good.

Quotes by Erin Richards

When they first start doing comedy, new comics or even people that have only been doing it three or four years, they're doing an impersonation of a stand-up. This is what I think a stand-up should sound like.

Quotes by Erik Griffin

'Workaholics' seems like it's doing wonders for my career.

Quotes by Erik Griffin

If someone is doing that, saving the customer money, is making a profit so bad?

Quotes by Erik Prince

I wish we had been doing diplomatic security in Benghazi. I can tell you that Benghazi would not have happened if Blackwater were on the job there.

Quotes by Erik Prince

I might be doing a lot more theater, which is kind of what I love, but there's simply no time for.

Quotes by Erika Slezak

I always second-guess what I am doing.

Quotes by Erin Andrews

After doing modeling and films, I was always keen on doing TV. It was in my to-do-list. So when 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi' happened, I was more than happy.

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

When I heard about how big a star Puneeth Rajkumar is, I was anxious about working with him. It was only after we began shooting that I realized how chilled-out and down-to-earth he actually is. We worked hard on the...

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

Doing a film and doing a TV show are poles apart. They are two different things, cannot be compared, but I enjoy doing both, as I love what I do.

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

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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.