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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.

We got full artistic integrity and autonomy over what we were doing, and that was the main important thing that kept our band alive.

Quotes by Danny Carey

I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now.

Quotes by Danny DeVito

Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites one way or the other, getting back with him and doing Mars Attacks! was certainly a special treat.

Quotes by Danny Elfman

I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would never be doing that again. It's just not me. I really am happy as a part-time film composer,...

Quotes by Danny Elfman

The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going.

Quotes by Danny Huston

I grew up doing a lot of extreme sports.

Quotes by Daniella Monet

Outreach appearances in the schools are usually part of my contracts, and I love doing them.

Quotes by Danielle de Niese

I love acting, and I'm going to continue doing that.

Quotes by Danielle Macdonald

I grew up in Sydney, Australia, and I started doing acting classes when I was in eighth grade.

Quotes by Danielle Macdonald

I get excited about what the Holy Spirit is doing now through all the people he is refining and raising up all over this planet. I love connections and relationship and networking but it must be led by the Spirit.

Quotes by Daniel Smith

As a youngster, that's how it was: you tried to express yourself out on the pitch as much as you can. Maybe I stopped trying things when I got into the first team, but now I'm more comfortable and doing...

Quotes by Daniel Sturridge

I have a book in the pipeline of short stories. You want to hear an agent scream, say 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.'

Quotes by Daniel Woodrell

You want to hear an agent scream, say, 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.'

Quotes by Daniel Woodrell

I graduated from university with a degree in architecture and then ended up doing a series of internships with different firms. And once I was in an office environment, I realized that at school what I was doing was 98...

Quotes by Daniel Wu

At Diversion, we want to do genres that people are not doing - or, if we're doing genres that people are doing, to do them in a fresh way.

Quotes by Daniel Wu

I came from doing Wushu and other martial arts, and then I got into movies, and I had to learn that as well - the language of martial arts movie fighting. It's a different thing; it's a different kind of...

Quotes by Daniel Wu

It's always been a subtext of our secular optimism that you solve the economic problem, and all other things sort of take care of themselves. Well, we seem to be doing well on the economic side - we are doing...

Quotes by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.

Quotes by Daniel Radcliffe

I feel I am promoting the sport well in Australia with what I'm doing on an international level.

Quotes by Daniel Ricciardo

I spent a long time in London on the stage, and you knew exactly what you were going to be doing. You not only knew the performance, but you also knew exactly where you would stand.

Quotes by Daniel Sharman

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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.