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Russians From the City of Angels - January 22, 2003
Express Gazeta
(part - provided by and translated by Olga)
Rodion Nakhapetov is asked if he was acquainted with Lane Davies before.
A: I was not, but my wife Natasha knows many people in Hollywood, she found Lane. She told him what the
movie was going to be about, he got interested. Lane is a fan of Russia. It’s not the first time he’s been in
Moscow, he visited Russia when Santa Barbara aired here. He sings well, he’s a charming person it’s very
pleasant to work with. You are not afraid that a thoughtless word addressed to him by one of our group can
offend or hurt him. He understands our people and likes them a lot.
Some might think he’s grown older, it’s 10 years after ‘Santa Barbara’ was completed. But he’s loved just the
same. I intentionally wrote in the episode when his character, Lt. Sommers, comes to Russia. He’s going to go
through a lot of adventures here.
LANE DAVIES REMAINS MASON
It was interesting to find out how they perceived the American actor Lane Davies in our group. That’s what our
assistant directors Elena Goryainova and Anna Dmitrieva told me.
We all called him Mason when he was not there. We felt we’d met a close relative we had been missing a lot.
The Muscovites showed the same reaction when we were shooting the film in the streets. He was immediately
recognized, they tried to talk to him, to touch him, to shake his hand. It was obvious Lane was very touched
with this attention. In America he’s not likely to be spoilt with this kind of viewers’ love. He told us he’s got his
own theatre where he stages Shakespeare’s plays and that he has two sons.
Express Gazeta
(part - provided by and translated by Olga)
Rodion Nakhapetov is asked if he was acquainted with Lane Davies before.
A: I was not, but my wife Natasha knows many people in Hollywood, she found Lane. She told him what the
movie was going to be about, he got interested. Lane is a fan of Russia. It’s not the first time he’s been in
Moscow, he visited Russia when Santa Barbara aired here. He sings well, he’s a charming person it’s very
pleasant to work with. You are not afraid that a thoughtless word addressed to him by one of our group can
offend or hurt him. He understands our people and likes them a lot.
Some might think he’s grown older, it’s 10 years after ‘Santa Barbara’ was completed. But he’s loved just the
same. I intentionally wrote in the episode when his character, Lt. Sommers, comes to Russia. He’s going to go
through a lot of adventures here.
LANE DAVIES REMAINS MASON
It was interesting to find out how they perceived the American actor Lane Davies in our group. That’s what our
assistant directors Elena Goryainova and Anna Dmitrieva told me.
We all called him Mason when he was not there. We felt we’d met a close relative we had been missing a lot.
The Muscovites showed the same reaction when we were shooting the film in the streets. He was immediately
recognized, they tried to talk to him, to touch him, to shake his hand. It was obvious Lane was very touched
with this attention. In America he’s not likely to be spoilt with this kind of viewers’ love. He told us he’s got his
own theatre where he stages Shakespeare’s plays and that he has two sons.