My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. Ive 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
Its like, no matter what I do, I always feel like Im five years old, and I end up in the back of my fathers car looking out the window, and nothing has changed in 25 years. – Dylan McDermott
Nowadays you really have to pump out that blockbuster in order to have the luxury of getting a body of work, and thats sad because the work suffers. Today everything is based on money. The older actors, they inspire me. – Dylan McDermott
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 youre 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