Bryan Cranston

About this episode

Bryan Cranston discusses his acting career, notable roles, and reflections on retirement.

Bryan Cranston spent the first 20 years of his career acting in commercials, TV soaps, playing guest roles on iconic shows such as Matlock, Baywatch and Seinfeld. It wasn't till his 40s when he started to see real success, when he was cast in the role of Hal on the much loved family comedy Malcolm in the Middle. But it was in his 50s that he took on the character that would raise his career to a whole new level and win him six Emmys, in the process playing Walter White in the astonishingly good Breaking Bad. His career has been nothing short of incredible. His work in the theater has brought him great acclaim, with not one but two Tony Awards, and recently he's spoken very openly about his want to perhaps retire from acting, at least for a moment. BRYAN’S SELECTIONS: MOVIE – Cat Ballou (1966) PERSON – Mrs Betsy Crawford POSSESSION – HONDA 550CC BIKE PLACE – Seafront house in Los Angeles MEMORY – (Almost) asking a girl to go steady MUSIC – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Follow James Corden on Instagram. Listen to this show ad-free and get bonus content. Subscribe today at http://lemonadapremium.com/. Find out more about other shows on our network at @lemonadamedia on all social platforms…

People in this episode

Host: James Corden

Guest: Bryan Cranston

Topics covered

• acting career
• television
• success stories
• personal reflections
• theater

Keywords

• Bryan Cranston
• Malcolm in the Middle
• Breaking Bad
• acting
• Emmys
• theater
• Tony Awards

Mentioned in this episode

Products: HONDA 550CC BIKE

Books & works: Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Cat Ballou, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Places: Seafront house in Los Angeles

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