A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
The book A Life in Parts by Bryan
Cranston is a funny, intimate, poignant, and inspiring memoir. It tells the
story about one of the most acclaimed and beloved star, Bryan Cranston and his successful
TV shows, Breaking Bad.
Cranston made the first
television appearance at the age of seven, when his father, a director and
struggling actor, cast him in a United Way commercial. Later on, Bryan appeared
along with his older brother in various local movie theaters, reenacting and
memorizing favorite scenes.
Acting was the clear cut career
path for Bryan until his father disappeared one fine day. Things changed
drastically after that and he went into a survival mode. He started looking for
something that can provide him a stable income in a way trying to move himself
away from where his father used to be.
He planned to move in law
enforcement career. One day, Cranston found himself stranded in the Blue Ridge
Mountains at a rest area. To spend his time he decided to read a torn copy of
Helda Gabler and within no time, he was in face-to-face to what he was
originally destined for.
There he made the decision that
for the rest of his life, he would indulge himself in acting and as this was
what he always wanted to do. In the wonderful book A Life in Parts, he talks
about the zigzag path of his life starting from the chaotic childhood to his
time spent in acting.
The book lets the readers take a
look at the various roles played by Bryan Cranston, as a candy bar spokesperson,
detective, dentist, astronaut, and the President of United States, among
others. In a humors and humble manner, the book tells about the rise of Bryan
from a regular at soap opera to the politics of show business.
The book A Life in Parts tells
about the goofball role played by him in Malcolm in the Middle, where he wanted
to prove that he is willing to do anything. The book also tells about how Bryan
prepared himself both mentally and physically for the role of President Lyndon
in the movie Broadway.
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