Top 78 Quotes & Sayings by Stacey Dooley
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English director Stacey Dooley.
Last updated on December 25, 2024.
I believe, ultimately, there are more goodies than baddies in the world, and you have to remind yourself of that.
As a journalist, I think it's OK to feel - I think there's space for it. It's how you react to those feelings that's important.
There were times when I didn't have enough money, I didn't have enough work, and I would panic.
I try to be more mindful and less greedy.
I'm such a wimp.
One of the things that slaps you in the face when you arrive in Japan is their obsession with everything cute.
I often think, if I hadn't have done 'Blood, Sweat and T-shirts,' where would I be? What would I be doing?
For me, shopping is a way to unwind.
Making a documentary about my hometown was always going to be the most difficult topic I had ever covered! No question.
I never really had an opinion about the Al Muhajiroun; I didn't really know enough about them.
It's daunting doing something you haven't done before - you feel silly; you feel like a bit of an idiot.
I love being in people's houses.
I'm still hesitant to call myself a journalist. I see myself as a documentary maker who is trusted with hard-hitting current affairs issues.
I feel like no-one likes a sob story. No-one likes to hear Moanie Margaret.
One night I will never ever forget is when I was in the thick of a protest. There were nearly one million people outside Parliament. I've never seen anything like it in my life.
Hate won't solve anything.
The thing about my dancing is, I actually think I'm magnificent.
I was born in Luton, I grew up in Luton, and all my family and friends are still there. Luton is home for me.
I know some people believe impartiality is key, and it's necessary in some situations, but in others - if something is so fundamentally wrong, why do we have to make out we're impartial?
In Cambodia, education is really a luxury, and many kids are thrown into work as early as possible. This means they can help support their parents, as often the parents don't even earn a living wage.
Drugs have always scared me.
When critics talk about Three, they talk about 'Don't Tell the Bride' and 'Snog Marry Avoid?,' but we're also making important documentaries. We take hard-hitting issues and make them accessible.
I knew that extremism in Luton was a really important issue to try and cover, even though it could be very awkward for me at times!
It's hard being homeless at any age, but at 16 years old? I can't even imagine. When you're a homeless teen, how do you build a future or have any sort of life?
Feeling the pressure to find a job or make the wage we earn go as far as we need it to? That's totally relatable. Nearly all my pals, and definitely myself, have been in that situation. It's no fun.
I love Orla Guerin - she's my queen... when I watch her on the news, I just can't believe how brave she is.
Winter is 100% my favourite time of year. I'm not a summer baby.
Now I'm 30; I'm starting to think I'd love a family. I think it will happen one day.
You have to be brave and ask the questions on the tip of your tongue.
I think BBC3 gave me my first commissions because I wasn't a middle-class, highbrow journalist. I was able to speak to the contributors on a level that perhaps some journalists don't.
When I was given my first gig, and I had no real appetite for a career, I just worked to get money so I could live!
I try to be semi-healthy, but I've got into a really bad routine of never food shopping. My fridge is always bare!
You have to put the extra hours in if you're not up to scratch with everyone else.
Sometimes, it's healthy to take a step back.
I'm such a homebody. It's actually quite tragic because, if I'm out for drinks, I'll constantly be thinking about when it's acceptable for me to leave.
I'd been to Mosul and back and forth to Iraq and Latin America, and it was all quite harrowing... and I felt like I wanted a month or two of total escapism.
I like eating everything in sight.
The few pounds we spend for an item of clothing isn't the true cost - the real cost is the millions of gallons of clean water that was used to grow the fabric, or the millions of gallons of fresh water that was polluted with toxic chemicals to dye the clothes.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was the most unbelievable place I have ever seen. Now, I'm not normally a massive fan of landscapes, but the country was just so so stunning!
2018 has been such a fantastic year for me: working on some hard-hitting documentaries, as well as 'Strictly,' has been a real treat.
My mum went above and beyond to make up for the fact I didn't have two parents. I was very lucky.
If I had tried to adopt the tone and vibe of other serious journalists, that would have come across as insincere, forced, and false.
My father had his demons; our relationship was difficult and fractured. But I don't ever think, 'Poor me,' I just feel blessed that I had my mother. She was such a great mum.
When I first arrived in Cambodia, I found it very buzzy and very happening. It seemed like quite a cool place, and everyone, tourists and locals, seemed to be in good spirits!
Life is life, and you've got to be mindful of that.
I can nod off anywhere. Once, when I was little, I even slept through a car crash.
I deserve to be paid the same as men.
I'm delighted to be involved with 'Glow Up.' The make-up artists are so impressive and talented.
When I was 18, I was working at Luton airport and spending all my money on going out and buying tops. I had no fears, no responsibilities.
I left school at 15, didn't pick up my GCSEs, didn't do A-levels, didn't go to uni.
One of the reasons I said yes to doing 'Strictly' was because it is so far removed from what I do for a living ordinarily.
I love making documentaries. But I do like other factual entertainment as well, and I like doing the lighter stuff.
I work hard. That's probably one of my only strengths.
Most evenings I'll light a few candles, get snuggled on the sofa, and read a magazine.
I love my job, but it's intense, and it's serious, and it's straight, and it can be really harrowing.
I've earned my stripes; I don't need to prove myself to anyone.
I'm not toeing the line when I say BBC3 is an incredible channel - it has evolved and found itself.
We can't forget that there are so many young people who are homeless - and unbelievably vulnerable.
Whether you're a man or a woman - whatever your gender - if you're doing a job, and you're doing it well, you should be paid accordingly.
There are people who dismiss any ideas you have about helping, but anything has got to be better than doing absolutely nothing... hasn't it?
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