About this episode
Matthew Rhys discusses influential actors and their impact on his career with Dan Fisher.
Emmy-winning actor MATTHEW RHYS (The Americans, The Beast in Me) joins Dan to talk about many of his favorite ACTORS and how they’ve influenced the course of his own career. Their discussion spans eras and covers a vast array of artists and styles: leading men (Burton, O’Toole, Brando, Pacino), leading women (Hepburn, Streep), character actors, scary actors, comic actors, up-and-comers -- as well as the films that contributed to the emergence of those legends, like The Lion in Wi...
People in this episode
Host: DAN FISHER
Guest: MATTHEW RHYS
Topics covered
- acting
- influence of actors
- film history
- character actors
- leading men and women
- comedy in film
- emerging talent
Keywords
- Matthew Rhys
- actors
- influence
- film
- Emmy-winning
- The Americans
- character actors
- leading men
- comedy
- film history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Americans, The Beast in Me, The Lion in Wi...
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