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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.

I don't eat anything before, but I can still go kill it at the gym and be in and out in 45 minutes or an hour, even doing workouts in the sauna to get the blood and sweat flowing.

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

If I was always doing my own thing, I would be bored out of my mind.

Quotes by Dolph Ziggler

Just because I'm doing 'Star Wars' doesn't mean that'll be the thing that makes people stop me in the street.

Quotes by Domhnall Gleeson

No one can give me advice on 'Star Wars' because nobody knows what I'm doing in 'Star Wars.'

Quotes by Domhnall Gleeson

When I started really singing I was 17, 18 years old. I used to go around trying to be a singer in the Bronx. My knees would shake but I learned by doing.

Quotes by Dominic Chianese

People are earning their living as 'celebrities' without actually doing anything.

Quotes by Dominic Cooper

It's funny, I never think I'm doing that well. I've never, ever. I just constantly think, 'This isn't working out.'

Quotes by Dominic Cooper

How I've fed my kids over the years is by doing stand-up comedy in clubs.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

Doing stand-up is not normal. People fear public speaking above all other things, and I am no different.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

I might get a break again, and I might get back on telly. If I don't, I'll just keep doing stand-up and doing the best gigs I can.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

When I phoned up and said, 'Mum, I'm doing a 52-date national tour with Eddie Izzard,' she said 'That's nice, dear. How are you?'

Quotes by Dominic Holland

I'm a movie nut. I go to the movies probably twice a week, and if I'm not doing anything at night, I'm usually watching a movie or two.

Quotes by Dominic Monaghan

I like films that deal with some of those questions that you can never answer: 'Why are we here? What's it about? What happens to us with the choices that we make? What are the ramifications for doing something right,...

Quotes by Dominic Monaghan

I used to do the beat box. A friend of mine, he was the rapper and after, we'd be doing a block party or something or a house party, and he's gettin' all the attention and I'd end up with...

Quotes by DMX

I just really enjoy doing it and I've always loved making music.

Quotes by Doja Cat

I could never imagine myself acting in front of a camera or doing anything in front of the camera. I was a very shy girl.

Quotes by Disha Patani

When I had jobs, I was always doing manual jobs because I couldn't think. I worked at the docks, unloading trucks, and did ridiculous jobs.

Quotes by Dito Montiel

When I was a kid, I was into hardcore music. The scene in New York was tiny. Every person hanging out was in a band and played at the A7 Club. There was not much rehearsing or anything. Just doing.

Quotes by Dito Montiel

I have no schooling in any normal sense but have learned from the best as far as just doing things. I learned filmmaking from loving movies and then just saying, 'OK, let's do it.'

Quotes by Dito Montiel

Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches the artist in my 30 years of doing this, it was me walking in and sitting...

Quotes by DJ Premier

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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.