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What attracted you to
Aquarius
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GETHIN ANTHONY:
To be part of a
big show about LA in the sixties was
just a really exciting idea and, of course,
the challenge of playing Charles Manson
within a historical fiction was a really big
draw. I was really pleased to get the job
and jumped into it with two feet.
How did you react when you were
offered the part?
I was at a pub with a few friends
of mine when I got the call and I just
went outside and laid down in the
middle of the street. I was a little bit
overwhelmed. It came across to me that
it was a big challenge but one I really
wanted to go for, so it all just
felt incredibly exciting.
How did you prepare for the
role?
I had a few weeks,
which was a good amount
of time. There is so much
information out there about not only
Charles Manson but everyone who was
around him. The show’s creator, John
McNamara, sent the younger members
of the cast a kind of homework sheet
with books to read and music to listen
to in order to try to help us acclimatise
to the era. It was the most fun
homework I have ever been set. After
that, I tried to understand as much as I
could about Manson’s personal history
and his life. Then I had to learn to play
the guitar, which I have never done
before. It was quite a frantic few weeks
of trying to learn basic chords and
master strumming patterns.
How did you perfect Manson’s voice?
There was a particular clip that
Gethin Anthony as Charles Manson
David Duchovny as Sam Hodiak