Jonathan Banks on Playing Mike in ‘Better Call Saul’: “I borrowed from people that I saw”
Jonathan Banks explains that he incorporated experiences of many individuals into his characterization of Mike.
Giancarlo Esposito on How He Creates a Character
“I get a [blank] book for every character that I do, and start to write out what some of his traits might be” – Giancarlo Esposito on Creating a Character
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Giancarlo Esposito on Why He Initially Turned Down Reprising Gus Fring on ‘Better Call Saul’
“I don’t like to repeat myself. I try to always be original in my work.” – Giancarlo Esposito
Watch: Actors on Actors with Bryan Cranston and Jason Segel
Cranston and Jason Segel talk about their approach to acting, their shared roots in television, and playing real-life authors
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Bryan Cranston on Preparing to Play Dalton Trumbo and Why He Won’t Play Walter White Again
Bryan Cranston on his actor preparation: “The character starts outside of you and [you use] your imagination and own personal experience.”
Watch: Aaron Paul’s Audition Tape for ‘Breaking Bad’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5fd95h4HCs Though Aaron Paul stars in Exodus: Gods and Kings, which is being released today, it’s hard to fathom that he’ll ever be more associated with a role as he is with Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad. The role has made Paul a three-time Emmy winner. But before the awards
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Q & A: Anna Gunn on ‘Gracepoint’ and “Shaking Off” the Darkness of the Show
Anna Gunn talks about her role, going into the darkness of the show and more
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Watch: Bryan Cranston’s Acting Advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBa6u3Ab2Do With Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Barrel being released on Blu-ray with all kinds of goodies today, it gives us yet another opportunity to reflect on the series’ star Bryan Cranston and all of the incredible advice he has offered actors in the wake of his success. In a
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Watch: Anna Gunn Reveals Her Awkward ‘Breaking Bad’ Audition Details
Though Breaking Bad was obviously a career highpoint for every actor involved, they all must move on to their next projects (except for the few who are involved in the Breaking Bad spinoff, Better Call Saul). This includes Anna Gunn, who portrayed Walter White’s wife Skyler on the award-winning series
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Watch: Bryan Cranston Performs One-Man Baseball Show in MLB Postseason Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18nLV3TZ4pE Look, at this point anything Bryan Cranston does is worth talking about, right? He’s proven to be one of the most entertaining actors working right now. Now that he’s conquered the world of television with Breaking Bad — and receiving dozens of awards in the process — and Broadway
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Watch: Bryan Cranston’s Emmy Award Speech: “I love to act. It is a passion of mine and I will do it until my last breath.”
The Emmy Awards weren’t the most exciting awards show this year but with Bryan Cranston winning for Outstanding Actor in a Drama for Breaking Bad, we at least got to hear one heck of a fantastic acceptance speech. “I was a kid who always looked for the shortcut,” he said.
Q & A: Bob Odenkirk Talks ‘Fargo’, Challenging Scenes and the Advice He’d Give to College Students
Bob Odenkirk has been on a roll lately, starring in Breaking Bad and its upcoming spin-off, Better Call Saul, Nebraska and now, Fargo. If you haven’t been watching – and why haven’t you because it’s terrific – Fargo is an original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning film and features an
Bryan Cranston on “Silent Mondays” and Why It’s Good He’s Not as Good Looking as Jon Hamm
We’re pretty crazy about Bryan Cranston here at Daily Actor, so while he’s starring as President Lyndon Johnson on Broadway in All the Way we’re trying to glean as much information as we can about his acting career and lessons we can learn from him. In an interview with NPR,
Bryan Cranston on Money, Kissing Girls, and Working on a Complain-Free Set
We’ve probably written more about Bryan Cranston over the last six months on Daily Actor than any other actor. And why shouldn’t we? Cranston is riding a huge wave of popularity after the series finale of the award-winning television drama Breaking Bad and making his Broadway debut in All The
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Bryan Cranston Heads to Broadway as L.B.J., “the King Lear of modern theater in this play” (video)
How do you follow-up a successful series like Breaking Bad? If you’re Bryan Cranston, you head to Broadway. He will be making his Broadway debut as Lyndon Baines Johnson in the play All the Way. He talked to The New York Times about why he took on such a challenge. “I
Bryan Cranston on Starring as LBJ in Broadway’s ‘All the Way’ and Whether We’ll Ever See Walter White Again
After the massive critical and rating success of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston could probably do whatever he wanted once he hung up Walter White’s porkpie hat. So many were surprised that Cranston’s next move was to make his Broadway debut portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way after
Bryan Cranston on His Post-‘Breaking Bad’ Theater Role: “If I don’t bring everything, every bit of my sense on stage, I will get lost”
Whether you are a fan of the series or not (and who isn’t?), Breaking Bad is truly something special. And undoubtedly the main reason for that is Bryan Cranston, an actor previously best known for his comedic television roles who has completely reinvented himself as Walter White, the meth-dealing high
Dean Norris Talks Working with “Evil” and His Preparation on ‘Breaking Bad’: “I don’t walk around all day being a dick”
Though Dean Norris‘ Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad might be one of the least “evil” characters on the show in terms of the law, that might not be saying much considering the show’s lead character is Bryan Cranston‘s Walter White, a meth-dealing high school chemistry teacher. He spoke to
Dean Norris Talks Filming ‘Breaking Bad’ and Calling Bryan Cranston If He Has “Any Professional Choices to Make”
Breaking Bad returned last Sunday with a jaw-dropping episode, “Blood Money.” The first in the last eight episodes of the series was directed by star Bryan Cranston. Dean Norris, who plays DEA agent Hank Schrader, describes filming the intense final scene of the episode. “The last scene was really interesting.
Bryan Cranston on ‘Breaking Bad’, Loving His Job and His Advice to Young Actors (video)
Pretty much everyone in the known universe seems to be hooked on Breaking Bad, which, considering the content of the show, isn’t the worst thing one could be addicted to. One of the main reasons why Breaking Bad has become such a success is the show’s star, Bryan Cranston. Cranston
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