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> [You never want to have a movie be derivative, because that's the worst if you ask me. I always want to be in original material, or an original idea, or an original vision, rather than a rehash of some other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/you-never-want-to-have-a-movie-be-derivative-because-that-s-the-worst/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

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## More by Dylan McDermott

> [Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/style-is-innate-to-who-i-am-my-father-gave-me-a-picture-the-other-day/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting - 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' those shows are really the premiere shows on television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/it-s-the-cable-shows-that-are-really-the-most-interesting-mad-men/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/most-of-the-time-people-are-aiming-so-low-on-television-they-re/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [L.A. is still such a fascinating place to me, so big and diverse. It's so spread out that you can go from Zuma to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/l-a-is-still-such-a-fascinating-place-to-me-so-big-and-diverse-it-s/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [In the consciousness of the end is the limitation of the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/in-the-consciousness-of-the-end-is-the-limitation-of-the-moment/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [As an actor, you always have to reinvent yourself or you end up in the gutter somewhere. It's my job to always change people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/as-an-actor-you-always-have-to-reinvent-yourself-or-you-end-up-in-the/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [I always felt like I needed to act. Not that I wanted to act, but I needed to. And I still feel that same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/i-always-felt-like-i-needed-to-act-not-that-i-wanted-to-act-but-i/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/i-really-am-a-character-actor-in-my-heart-of-hearts-because-i-really/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [The Victorian era is the sexiest age for me, but I also like a woman in a pair of jeans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/the-victorian-era-is-the-sexiest-age-for-me-but-i-also-like-a-woman/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [I've always been fascinated by Baretta and Donny Brasco, and other undercover cops in movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-baretta-and-donny-brasco-and-other/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/with-the-rise-of-cable-network-is-clearly-floundering-because-the/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [You never want to have a movie be derivative, because that's the worst if you ask me. I always want to be in original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/you-never-want-to-have-a-movie-be-derivative-because-that-s-the-worst/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [Everything keeps changing. People want to label things all the time and once you label it, it changes again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/everything-keeps-changing-people-want-to-label-things-all-the-time/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [Dark Blue' is ultimately a gritty crime drama, at its core. I don't think that is ever going to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/dark-blue-is-ultimately-a-gritty-crime-drama-at-its-core-i-don-t/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

> [My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/my-theory-about-actors-is-we-re-all-walking-milk-cartons-expirations/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

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