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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.

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

Quotes by Colin Kaepernick

Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.

Quotes by Colin Kaepernick

My agent, Jeff Andrews, suggested I write a book. For some reason. he doesn't like it when I'm not doing anything.

Quotes by Colin Mochrie

Because it was one of my favorites from the Arthurian legend, one of the things that I really enjoyed doing was the legend of the crystal cave. In my head, it was fun to imagine what it was going to...

Quotes by Colin Morgan

I'm just happy to be doing what I always wanted to do. Sometimes you have to remind yourself how privileged you are.

Quotes by Colin Morgan

All the conductor has to do is stand back and try not to get in the way. Mozart is doing all the work.

Quotes by Colin R. Davis

The fact that I went from making a minute-and-a-half video in my bedroom to doing an hour-and-a-half live show is just crazy.

Quotes by Colleen Ballinger

No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.

Quotes by Cokie Roberts

I'm always training, whether I'm training my mind, or I'm training my body. I'm always doing something.

Quotes by Colby Covington

If the UFC doesn't like what I'm doing, it is what it is.

Quotes by Colby Covington

Malki Kawa, he doesn't know what he's doing. He doesn't know how to do business.

Quotes by Colby Covington

Initially, I got into the business to do drama. I never really thought I would be doing sci-fi films.

Quotes by Cole Hauser

I want to do this for a long time; I want people to be saying, 'What is he doing still playing in clubs?'

Quotes by Cole Swindell

Every year since we got started, I think that it's going to get harder to top it, but with all the support, somehow things keep getting better. That must mean we are doing something right, so we're just going to...

Quotes by Cole Swindell

I never have reservations about doing anything as long as I'm being paid.

Quotes by Colin Baker

I do remember reading the script of 'The Nightmare Fair' and looking forward to doing it.

Quotes by Colin Baker

The standard of writing that I'm getting now from 'Big Finish' compares very favourably with some of the stuff I was doing on screen in the '80s.

Quotes by Colin Baker

Caltech is a very adventurous place. Part of the culture is that we tolerate people doing things that seem impossible, and also synthesizing and borrowing ideas across very kooky and unusual boundaries.

Quotes by Colin Camerer

When I'm doing TV, I miss theatre, and when I'm doing theatre, I miss being in front of the camera.

Quotes by Colin Donnell

People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.

Quotes by Colin Firth

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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.