Top 17 Quotes & Sayings by Dermot Mulroney

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Dermot Mulroney.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Dermot Mulroney is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since 1986, he is known for his work in various films such as Young Guns (1988), Staying Together (1989), Where the Day Takes You (1992), Point of No Return (1993), Angels in the Outfield (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), About Schmidt (2002), The Wedding Date (2005), Zodiac (2007), August: Osage County (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and the HBO films The Last Outlaw (1993) and Long Gone (1987). Mulroney played the main antagonist Francis Gibson in NBC's Crisis (2014), Dr. Walter Wallace in Pure Genius (2016–2017), Sean Pierce in Showtime's Shameless (2015–2017) and Bobby Sheridan in USA's The Purge (2018–2019).

American - Actor | Born: October 31, 1963

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Like everyone else, I try to do quality work with great directors. But much of it has to do with luck.

Dermot Mulroney

Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.

Dermot Mulroney

You know, what I like about 'The Family Tree' is it's a kitchen sink movie; you can't think of anything that it doesn't either throw into the story for conflict or poke fun at or attack, even, so I like it.

Dermot Mulroney

I know something great will come around the corner, and that's what I'll be doing next.

Dermot Mulroney

I was a film student. I became an actor, but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

Dermot Mulroney

I don't need to prove that I'm some great international filmmaker. It's not really on my list of goals.

Dermot Mulroney

Even through my college years, I was trying out plays and shows, but I never really thought it made much sense to try to be an actor. I thought it was foolish, really.

Dermot Mulroney

What people actually refer to as research nowadays is really just Googling.

Dermot Mulroney

Growing 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 Mulroney

After my father had seen me in five or six things, he said, Son, your mother and I really enjoyed your recent film, and I must say that you're a lot like John Wayne. And I said, How so? And he said, Well, you're exactly the same in all your roles. Now, as a modern American actor, that's not what you want to hear. But for a guy who watched John Wayne movies and grew up in Iowa, it's a sterling compliment.

Dermot Mulroney

I 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 Mulroney

What people actually refer to as research is really just Googling. I already have a complicated relationship with research. It used to be going to the library and looking up archival photos, etc.

Dermot Mulroney

Whatever you hold onto that you want to do, and that other people tell you you are foolish to want to do, don't give up.

Dermot Mulroney

I was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

Dermot Mulroney

Page one of the script, I launch into, "How would I feel if I were in this position?" That's an actor's job.

Dermot Mulroney

I 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

What's fascinating about acting is that you put yourself in somebody else's mind or in their shoes.

Dermot Mulroney

Top 17 Quotes & Sayings by Dermot Mulroney

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