📚 2 Books mentioned in "Matthew Rhys | SmartLess" of SmartLess
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Perry Mason
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They went back to the origin story in the books, which was 1930s LA, which to me was, you know, with Chinatown and everything else for such was so alluring, and, and, and as a kid growing up watching old movies, I was like, oh my God, I get to wear a fedora and you do an American accent?
Matthew Rhys discusses how the show 'Perry Mason' revisits the origins of the books it is based on, specifically highlighting the allure of the 1930s Los Angeles setting.
Through the Shadowlands
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Um, but you know, like I said, Anthony Hopkins was the chairman of the board at the time, so he'd be in and out and he'd just done, um, Shadowlands.
Matthew Rhys discusses his time at RADA and mentions Anthony Hopkins, who was the chairman of the board at that time and had recently completed an adaptation of 'Shadowlands'.