Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott is an American actor. He is best known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 October 1961
CityWaterbury, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Dylan McDermott quotes about
I was happy it wasn't about the guy's looks, but about what his struggle is,
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.
The Schwarzenegger administration should protect our children and not the special interests and get rocket fuel out of drinking water.
They wanted me to dress me more in a Sears look. I like good clothes. I justified it by saying my character would have bought them at an outlet store.
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.
The Victorian era is the sexiest age for me, but I also like a woman in a pair of jeans.
Once you understand that someone has Tourette and that they can't help their tics, it takes away the distraction. And you can engage your compassion. You feel for them. You embrace them.
Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.
Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television.
I've always been fascinated by Baretta and Donny Brasco, and other undercover cops in movies.
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.
Dark Blue' is ultimately a gritty crime drama, at its core. I don't think that is ever going to change.
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!
My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere.