'Luck and timing': Matthew Rhys on his historic Emmy Awards double win
Speaking to the BBC, the Welsh actor described the "surreal" experience of becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night.
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"I hadn't really prepared anything, as may be apparent from the vomit of a speech I came up with."
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Speaking to the BBC, the Welsh actor described the "surreal" experience of becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night.
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