Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.
Dermot MulroneyI wouldn't do anything else [besides acting], for sure. If I did, it would be music or some other pursuit in this same area. I have been acting and playing music since childhood. It's what I enjoyed most.
Dermot MulroneyI was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.
Dermot MulroneyI know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.
Dermot MulroneyGrowing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends, so that was nice.
Dermot MulroneyI wish I could say I had some sort of master plan where one role leads to the next role, but a lot of it really is persistence and luck and being prepared when you are asked to jump on a project. There isn't any one rule that I follow. Obviously, I'll always shoot to work with the best actors, directors and filmmakers. I've been incredibly lucky to be able to do that.
Dermot Mulroney