Dermot Mulroney Quotes

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

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#2. 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.

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#3. 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.

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

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

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#6. 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.

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

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

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#9. 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.

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#10. 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.

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

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

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