Abstract. For T ∈ L(X), we give a condition that suffices for ϕ(T ) to be hypercyclic where ϕ is a nonconstant function that is analytic on the spectrum of T . In the other direction, it is shown that a property introduced by E. Bishop restricts supercyclic phenomena: if T ∈ L(X) is finitely supercyclic and has Bishop's property (β), then the spectrum of T is contained in a circle.