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 Ryanโs work. Like Andy, Ryanโs finger is so on the pulse of culture that heโs ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar.
Dylan McDermottI 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 McDermottWhen I'm playing a serial killer, I'm in it. I'm not judging him. I'm not judging his environment. I'm just looking for the why. Why is he the way he is? But, there's no doubt that, if you're a good actor, you're going to take this stuff home with you.
Dylan McDermott