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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.

Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat...

Quotes by Cilla Black

I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do.

Quotes by Cilla Black

When I give talks like the one I'm going to give at the Changing Advertising Summit, one of the points I often make to the audience is that I'm not one of those speakers who stands in front of the...

Quotes by Cindy Gallop

If you're doing an interview, you need conversational tension. After you talk to them, you're not going to have a relationship with them, they're not going to like you, they're not going to be your friend.

Quotes by Chuck Klosterman

I started doing martial arts since I was 12, and then I went into wrestling in college. After I met John Hackleman, I started getting really serious about it, and after a few amateur fights, I got an invite to...

Quotes by Chuck Liddell

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

Quotes by Chuck Noll

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what you're doing.

Quotes by Chuck Noll

Many of you may remember that I supported Mike Huckabee for president in 2008. He was doing great, beating out Mitt Romney, when some shenanigans were pulled by bringing in Fred Thompson as a candidate to compete against Mike for...

Quotes by Chuck Norris

More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself.

Quotes by Chuck Palahniuk

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

Quotes by Chuck Palahniuk

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time.

Quotes by Christy Turlington

Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears all the rappers, they're doing my dances and they're making billions doing my dances. When they do that little thing they do with their hands that's The Fly and The Pony.

Quotes by Chubby Checker

I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing.

Quotes by Chuck Close

I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think about what he is doing in any situation.

Quotes by Chuck Jones

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.

Quotes by Christopher Morley

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Quotes by Christopher Walken

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.

Quotes by Christopher Walken

Film composers are the most prolific music makers on this planet, and most of us are, like, losing our minds if we're doing five or more movies in a year.

Quotes by Christopher Young

I enjoy doing complicated or peculiar people.

Quotes by Christopher Lloyd

I loved doing Judge Doom in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.' I'm constantly running into people who saw that movie when they were kids, and it absolutely horrified them.

Quotes by Christopher Lloyd

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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.