De naam Dylan McDermott zal veel mensen weinig zeggen, maar zijn gezicht is zeer bekend bij mensen die veel Amerikaanse TV series kijken. Zo zit hij in Stalker en was de te zien in Dark Blue en twee seizoenen van American Horror Story. Hij speelt nu in de horror film Mercy en daarom had de website Collider dit interview, waar van je hier onder al vast wat van kan lezen.

Why do you think actors are more willing to step in to horror than they might have been in the past?

MCDERMOTT: Really, to be honest with you , I think that they're successful. It's hard to find success and it's hard to find hit movies or hit TV shows and to stay relevant. I think it's a very difficult thing for actors, because a lot of us get lost, frankly. You'll see many actors who are, "Oh my god I forgot about this guy. I forgot about that woman." I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do. I'm keenly aware of that and I know what it's like. I think it's really important to keep your head above water, and certainly the horror genre is a huge market.

What separates this, and maybe in comparison to American Horror Story, what sets Mercy apart form the pact?

MCDERMOTT: I think, again, it's the pedigree. You're not having a bunch of high school kids in this movie and it's not a slasher movie. I think it's very good actors and anytime you have good actors it raises the material and raises the bar and hopefully makes the movie better. I think that's always the attraction. You start with the script, you look at the director, you look at who's involved, and all those things seemed to add up with this project. I think it raises this movie above maybe other horror movies that are out there.