Dylan McDermott

You'd see those movie stars on the screen, and say, 'I want to be that guy.'

— Dylan McDermott

Media runs the world, and it all changed, I think, when the debate between Kennedy and Nixon happened, and first of all…

— Dylan McDermott

Once you understand that someone has Tourette and that they can't help their tics, it takes away the distraction. And you can…

— Dylan McDermott

I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest…

— Dylan McDermott

Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television.

— Dylan McDermott

Nowadays you really have to pump out that blockbuster in order to have the luxury of getting a body of work, and…

— Dylan McDermott

I did a movie with Clint Eastwood and I knew I wasn't going to be able to 'out-man' him.

— Dylan McDermott

My past is not pleasant; I grew up in a very tough town, Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in New York, too,…

— Dylan McDermott

Most actors are starving. Most of us are walking around with a flashlight and tweezers looking for evidence. When you have someone…

— Dylan McDermott

'Rosemary's Baby' is still one of my favorite movies of all time. The idea of her being impregnated with the devil is…

— Dylan McDermott

To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It's just hard to top him because he's so…

— Dylan McDermott

It's like, no matter what I do, I always feel like I'm five years old, and I end up in the back…

— Dylan McDermott

I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at…

— Dylan McDermott

People behave badly and people are in prison and people are on death row, and there are no excuses for everybody's behavior,…

— Dylan McDermott

I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum…

— Dylan McDermott

Honestly, I'm cool with everyone, and people pick up on that. I'd say, 'I'm not gay, but it's all good.' It's kind…

— Dylan McDermott

I was terrified of the Vietnam War when I was 13. I thought I was going. The draft was such an ominous…

— Dylan McDermott

When I'm playing a serial killer, I'm in it. I'm not judging him. I'm not judging his environment. I'm just looking for…

— Dylan McDermott

I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood.

— Dylan McDermott

Sometimes you have to search for inspiration with characters, and other times, they just drop out of the sky and arrive.

— Dylan McDermott

As much as they deny it, I think people want to be scared. It's a phenomenon, why people want to be scared…

— Dylan McDermott

I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than…

— Dylan McDermott

Yeah, romantic comedies are the hardest movies to make. Maybe one works a year.

— Dylan McDermott