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 downtown and there’s really like 10 different towns in between. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I mean, I always think when you’re an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out of it, if you want to make some noise as an actor. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
Dark Blue’ is ultimately a gritty crime drama, at its core. I don’t think that is ever going to change. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
I’ve always been fascinated by Baretta and Donny Brasco, and other undercover cops in movies. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Much of the time, as an actor, you sit around waiting. Most of your life and career, you’re waiting for your agent or your manager to call you. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television. Dylan McDermott Read Quote
