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Dylan McDermott Quotes

Never wear plaid Picture Quote #1

I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood Picture Quote #1

It’s the cable shows that are really the most interesting - ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ those shows are really the premiere shows on television right now Picture Quote #1

My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. I’ve always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip, cool, anything-goes atmosphere back then, but looking good was still a priority Picture Quote #1

I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, and you can see a lot of echoes of Andy in Ryan’s work. Like Andy, Ryan’s finger is so on the pulse of culture that he’s ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar Picture Quote #1

New York had a big influence on me growing up, and I was really part of the club scene - the Mudd Club and Studio 54. When you’re living in New York, you are just bombarded with style, trying to figure out how to be cool and how to feel relaxed at the same time Picture Quote #1

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My past is not pleasant; I grew up in a very tough town, Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in New York, too, but Waterbury was tougher Picture Quote #1

I was terrified of the Vietnam War when I was 13. I thought I was going. The draft was such an ominous thing, I felt as if it was going to trickle down to me Picture Quote #1

Rosemary’s Baby’ is still one of my favorite movies of all time. The idea of her being impregnated with the devil is just so frightening. I’m actually going to work on a movie in February, called ‘Mercy,’ from Jason Blum, who produced the ‘Paranormal Activity’ movies, and there is a similar theme to ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ in the movie Picture Quote #1

I’ve tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can’t. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making ‘The Appaloosa’ a good movie Picture Quote #1

As much as they deny it, I think people want to be scared. It’s a phenomenon, why people want to be scared when there is so much violence and craziness in the world. People still really enjoy being scared. It’s a conundrum to me. It’s hard to explain. It’s an unconscious thing, really, why people like that so much Picture Quote #1

Nowadays you really have to pump out that blockbuster in order to have the luxury of getting a body of work, and that’s sad because the work suffers. Today everything is based on money. The older actors, they inspire me Picture Quote #1

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To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It’s just hard to top him because he’s so damn good at it Picture Quote #1

With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network television is trying to figure it out. Network television really relies on story rather than character, and cable relies on character Picture Quote #1

People behave badly and people are in prison and people are on death row, and there are no excuses for everybody’s behavior, but most people are coming from abuse Picture Quote #1

Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They’re trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television Picture Quote #1

To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It’s just hard to top him because he’s so damn good at it Picture Quote #1

I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past for them Picture Quote #1

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I’m always trying to pop up in different genres, what interests me. Sometimes I just like to throw myself into new situations to see what it feel like Picture Quote #1

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 minds. I’ve known that for a long time and I’ve had to do it Picture Quote #1

Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had on wing-tip shoes and some cool pants. I thought, ‘Wow!’ Picture Quote #1

I like the Polanski stuff more than anything else. Rosemary’s Baby is still one of my favorite movies of all time. The idea of her being impregnated with the devil is just so frightening Picture Quote #1

I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do Picture Quote #1

I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do Picture Quote #1

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It’s hard to find success and it’s hard to find hit movies or hit TV shows and to stay relevant. I think it’s a very difficult thing for actors, because a lot of us get lost, frankly Picture Quote #1

Everything keeps changing. People want to label things all the time and once you label it, it changes again Picture Quote #1

I think everything keeps changing. There was a time when television was a bad thing for actors and it meant that you could only do television, and now we see everyone does television Picture Quote #1

I’m always trying to pop up in different genres, what interests me. Sometimes I just like to throw myself into new situations to see what it feel like Picture Quote #1

You’d see those movie stars on the screen, and say, ‘I want to be that guy Picture Quote #1

The Victorian era is the sexiest age for me, but I also like a woman in a pair of jeans Picture Quote #1

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Never wear plaid (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I guess my style is a cross between David Bowie and Clint Eastwood (Dylan McDermott Quotes) It’s the cable shows that are really the most interesting - ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ those shows are really the premiere shows on television right now. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. I’ve always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip, cool, anything-goes atmosphere back then, but looking good was still a priority (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, and you can see a lot of echoes of Andy in Ryan’s work. Like Andy, Ryan’s finger is so on the pulse of culture that he’s ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar (Dylan McDermott Quotes) New York had a big influence on me growing up, and I was really part of the club scene - the Mudd Club and Studio 54. When you’re living in New York, you are just bombarded with style, trying to figure out how to be cool and how to feel relaxed at the same time (Dylan McDermott Quotes) My past is not pleasant; I grew up in a very tough town, Waterbury, Connecticut. I grew up in New York, too, but Waterbury was tougher (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I was terrified of the Vietnam War when I was 13. I thought I was going. The draft was such an ominous thing, I felt as if it was going to trickle down to me (Dylan McDermott Quotes) Rosemary’s Baby’ is still one of my favorite movies of all time. The idea of her being impregnated with the devil is just so frightening. I’m actually going to work on a movie in February, called ‘Mercy,’ from Jason Blum, who produced the ‘Paranormal Activity’ movies, and there is a similar theme to ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ in the movie. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I’ve tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can’t. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making ‘The Appaloosa’ a good movie. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) As much as they deny it, I think people want to be scared. It’s a phenomenon, why people want to be scared when there is so much violence and craziness in the world. People still really enjoy being scared. It’s a conundrum to me. It’s hard to explain. It’s an unconscious thing, really, why people like that so much. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) Nowadays you really have to pump out that blockbuster in order to have the luxury of getting a body of work, and that’s sad because the work suffers. Today everything is based on money. The older actors, they inspire me. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It’s just hard to top him because he’s so damn good at it (Dylan McDermott Quotes) With the rise of cable, network is clearly floundering because the characters on cable are far more fascinating than they are on network. Network television is trying to figure it out. Network television really relies on story rather than character, and cable relies on character. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) People behave badly and people are in prison and people are on death row, and there are no excuses for everybody’s behavior, but most people are coming from abuse. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They’re trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) To me Polanski is one of the greats in terms of psychological horror. It’s just hard to top him because he’s so damn good at it. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I really am a character actor, in my heart of hearts, because I really do like developing characters and painting a past for them. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I’m always trying to pop up in different genres, what interests me. Sometimes I just like to throw myself into new situations to see what it feel like. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) 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 minds. I’ve known that for a long time and I’ve had to do it. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had on wing-tip shoes and some cool pants. I thought, ‘Wow!’ (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I like the Polanski stuff more than anything else. Rosemary’s Baby is still one of my favorite movies of all time. The idea of her being impregnated with the devil is just so frightening. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do. (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do (Dylan McDermott Quotes) It’s hard to find success and it’s hard to find hit movies or hit TV shows and to stay relevant. I think it’s a very difficult thing for actors, because a lot of us get lost, frankly (Dylan McDermott Quotes) Everything keeps changing. People want to label things all the time and once you label it, it changes again (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I think everything keeps changing. There was a time when television was a bad thing for actors and it meant that you could only do television, and now we see everyone does television (Dylan McDermott Quotes) I’m always trying to pop up in different genres, what interests me. Sometimes I just like to throw myself into new situations to see what it feel like (Dylan McDermott Quotes) You’d see those movie stars on the screen, and say, ‘I want to be that guy (Dylan McDermott Quotes) The Victorian era is the sexiest age for me, but I also like a woman in a pair of jeans (Dylan McDermott Quotes)

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