Matthew Rhys Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
November 8, 1974

Matthew Rhys Evans (born 8 November 1974), known professionally as Matthew Rhys (/riːs/), is a Welsh actor. He is known for his Emmy-winning role as Philip Jennings on the FX drama series The Americans. He also starred as Kevin Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters, and as Dylan Thomas in The Edge of Love.

I thought maybe I'd be a farmer. That was another silly notion. I think I'd last about five minutes, being a farmer.

Matthew Rhys
- Silly
- Farmer
As for waxing, I've never waxed in my life and I never would. I'm extremely Welsh, so I draw the line at removing body hair.

Matthew Rhys
- Life
- Hair

There's such a unique humour in Wales that I just love and miss in Los Angeles.

Matthew Rhys
- Unique
When I speak to people from Britain, that's when I feel like a fake, speaking with an American accent.

Matthew Rhys
- People
- American
- Fake
I have very fond memories of the '80s; they were very formative years for me. I certainly remember the Cold War. It was a closer doorstep for the Brits than the Americans, so it was a very real and palpable threat at the time.

Matthew Rhys
- Time
- Real
- Remember
I call Sally Field 'America's Mother!' She is incredible to watch.

Matthew Rhys
- She
- America
- Mother
I've aged. 'Patagonia' has robbed me of a decade of my life.

Matthew Rhys
- Life
I do like to keep my private life to myself. But then again, I don't really get up to much.

Matthew Rhys
- Life
- Up

Me and my friend Ioan Gruffudd are like chalk and cheese when it comes to clothes. He lives for his clothes and has an amazing wardrobe. If we're going out I'll turn up at his house and say, 'I haven't got anything to wear,' and he'll tut and sigh and then lend me something swanky.

Matthew Rhys
- Up
- House
- Friend
I first went to the Chubut valley, the colony that runs about 800km across the width of Argentina, in 2000. My uncle had been there tracing family and came back saying I had to go. So a year later I did.

Matthew Rhys
- Family
- Uncle
In my head, I think I'd make a perfect spy, but in reality, I don't think I'd fare very well.

Matthew Rhys
- Reality
- Perfect
In my twenties, I thought I was Robert De Niro and I invested all of myself in my acting. But, as I've got older, I've calmed down a bit. I've thrown my game plan out of the window.

Matthew Rhys
- Game