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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.

Most actors will tell you they have some sort of dream of doing something other than what they're doing.

Quotes by Colin Firth

The league, is doing well. It is just a matter of trying to sort some things out with my contract.

Quotes by Cobi Jones

The league, I think, is doing well. It's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league.

Quotes by Cobi Jones

What's more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene.

Quotes by Cobie Smulders

When you're doing a movie, it's finite - you have a trajectory of where your character's going, and you follow that. Then the storybook closes.

Quotes by Cobie Smulders

When you're driving Tom Cruise around, and he's literally a race car driver, and you're supposed to be driving like you really know what you're doing... It's quite intimidating.

Quotes by Cobie Smulders

My dad is a singer, so it was always either music or acting with me. All the way up through college I was doing both, and even after college I was in a reggae band. Then the acting really started...

Quotes by Coby Bell

I've done a lot of drama in my career, but I'm actually more comfortable doing comedy.

Quotes by Coby Bell

After 'Peepshow,' I really don't know what my next project will be. But I would like to keep on doing theater. I think I could do that forever.

Quotes by Coco Austin

It's important that I know what I'm doing before I assume responsibility over something as significant as the actors' guild.

Quotes by Coco Martin

When I was still doing indie, it was just purely art. I don't think about how much I will get paid or how much the movie will earn.

Quotes by Coco Martin

As an artist, we have a big influence, and we should always think if we are doing more harm than good to our viewers. We should serve as a model to them.

Quotes by Coco Martin

When I started doing projects for TV, I made sure to participate in the brainstorming sessions.

Quotes by Coco Martin

Weirdly enough, in my 14 years of modeling, I've only worn a blonde wig three times. I have no idea why I've never been given the option to really try blonde as a model. But here I am doing it...

Quotes by Coco Rocha

It's nice to have a lot of people supportive of what I'm doing.

Quotes by Cody Simpson

I've always been interested in kind of doing the thing that you weren't necessarily recommended to do.

Quotes by Cody Simpson

I love soccer. That's my passion. That's what I make a living doing.

Quotes by Clint Dempsey

Actors know, with me they aren't going to be allowed to rehearse a scene for a couple of hours and then get away with doing 25 takes before we get it right. So they come with their full bag of...

Quotes by Clint Eastwood

There's always gonna be people with a lot of money making film, and the goal is to make profit and carry on. It is a business. The goal is to make a living doing it and to be comfortable.

Quotes by Clint Howard

Whenever I try to do something, I figure out what other people aren't doing or how can I do it different or how can I stand out.

Quotes by Clinton Sparks

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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.