Actors are inherently self-centered. by Bryan Cranston

Actors are inherently self-centered.

Bryan Cranston

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The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from. by Bryan Cranston

The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from.

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When I was a kid there were a very select few channels - programmes had to have more of a large appeal and they just didn't offer very much. Now you have a situation where the television world has expanded and there's hundreds of channels.

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I'm pretty handy! I do a lot of things around the house, and I ac... by Bryan Cranston

I'm pretty handy! I do a lot of things around the house, and I actually enjoy it.

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If you like vanilla, you're not going to like 'Breaking Bad' - you need to like a specific flavor that is unusual, that is different, that takes risks.

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Actors are inherently self-centered. We're trained to focus on who I am. What do I want? Who is in my way? How do I get this? That's how we're trained. Unfortunately, that sometimes spills over into real life. But it's all very subjective. You just try to portray someone beyond the surface, the different layers.

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This self-congratulatory notion Americans have that their country is Number One is borne of ignorance and bad manners.

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It doesn't matter if you're good. If you're just good, you won't succeed. If you have patience and persistence and talent and that's it, you will not have a successful career as an actor. The elusive thing you need is luck.

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The turmoil that my dad went through, and then by extension, the kids went though, was profound and disastrous for the marriage, for the family.

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When you're an actor in grade school, high school, college, whatever, you start to realize what you're really good at, what you're kinda good at, what you're okay at, and you start to compartmentalize. But if you know yourself and what you're capable of, it's just a matter of opportunity.

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It is my biggest fear, something happening to a child, your child... by Bryan Cranston

It is my biggest fear, something happening to a child, your child, is unfathomable.

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I want to be done, and actually, go "I had a good run. No regrets... by Bryan Cranston

I want to be done, and actually, go "I had a good run. No regrets. I'm ready to step aside."

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I'm not crazy about being out of control, and I get emotional when things are unclean. When things are out of order. When things are messy. Because I lived in a mess as a child.

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I've done more crap than I care to remember. I really have. 'Airwolf.' 'Murder, She Wrote.' 'Amazon Women on the Moon.' But you learn from all these bad shows. What you don't want to do and what you don't want to be involved with.

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In fact, I told our dear friends, the Burrell boys, five boys lived next door to us. "Why, we don't see your dad anymore?" "Oh, yeah. Yeah. He" - I lied. I said, "He comes home at night when you guys are in bed. He gets us up and we play." I said it so much that I started to believe it myself, you know?

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Let me demonstrate. When you greet a friend this is the duration of the kiss that's acceptable. "Hi, good to see you - yeah." When you make a mistake and stay too long at the lips, this is how long it is. "Hi, how are you? Good to see you." And that's what happened. It was like, "Uh-oh, what was that? Oh."

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To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are... by Bryan Cranston

To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure.

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There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confide... by Bryan Cranston

There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confidence.

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The TV business is like the produce section of the market. Today everything is fresh and glistening and firm. And tomorrow, when they find a bruise on you, they toss you out.

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There is a peak and valley to careers and that includes fame. If you are lucky to ride this wave of fame to a plateau - it won't last there. I guess it is just a blue-collar work ethic that I was raised with.

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When you're directing an ongoing series, the tone has already been set. So a director will come in and fulfill that tone - reinforce the characters and their behavior. The challenge is to find unique ways that you can visually tell the story while keeping the established tone and the pace and the characters.

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