Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I think the Cold War works as a great analogy or simile for different kinds of conflict. It's funny, when you look back at it, it's one of the last times that the boundaries were clear. Now, as we see on 'Homeland,' there are no clear boundaries and enemies.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I feel comfortable here primarily because I think Los Angeles is made up of people who don't come from here, so you can find kindred spirits very easily. It's a town of gypsies.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

Generally speaking, I'm a jeans, T-shirt and boots man but I do own an Armani suit, which gets a regular outing. It's nothing fancy - just a classic, well-cut suit with clean lines and beautiful tailoring. It's timeless and you can mix and match it with anything to dress up or dress down.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

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
Matthew Rhys

I still dream about that one opportunity where the Welsh Rugby Union call me up and say, 'We need you.' There is an incredibly talented Welsh hooker called Matthew Rees, so maybe some incredible quirk of misfortune for him would mean I get called up instead.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

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

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

At home I can become lazy and if a Welsh word is really long, I just replace it with English.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I've aged. 'Patagonia' has robbed me of a decade of my life.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I've suffered from an identity crisis my entire life. It's why I went into acting.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

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
Matthew Rhys

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
Matthew Rhys

I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

I call Sally Field 'America's Mother!' She is incredible to watch.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

Well, it's a little harder in New York. It's not as forgiving to a film crew. You hold up a bunch of New Yorkers who can't cross the street, they're not going to take it well. Southern California? They'll wait. It's cool man. In New York, they're like, 'Are you kidding me? I gotta get to work.'

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

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
Matthew Rhys

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
Matthew Rhys

I absolutely loved my time at 'Brothers & Sisters,' what I learned and everything that went with it. It was an incredibly formative time for me.

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge Of Love' was one because I was portraying a great hero of mine, Dylan Thomas.