he’s an American actor director screenwriter and producer he’s best
screenwriter and producer he’s best
screenwriter and producer he’s best known for portraying Walter White in the
known for portraying Walter White in the
known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad he
AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad he
AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad he won four Primetime Emmy Awards for
won four Primetime Emmy Awards for
won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series he’s Bryan Cranston and here are his top
he’s Bryan Cranston and here are his top
he’s Bryan Cranston and here are his top ten rules for success I started working
ten rules for success I started working
ten rules for success I started working in this business in 1979 so I’ve been
in this business in 1979 so I’ve been
in this business in 1979 so I’ve been doing for 32 years about yeah and you
doing for 32 years about yeah and you
doing for 32 years about yeah and you got steady work you had lots of gigs
got steady work you had lots of gigs
got steady work you had lots of gigs yeah but but the last ten years have
yeah but but the last ten years have
yeah but but the last ten years have been just crazy you know I think I think
been just crazy you know I think I think
been just crazy you know I think I think there is truth in the saying that you
there is truth in the saying that you
there is truth in the saying that you have to know when it’s your time and
have to know when it’s your time and
have to know when it’s your time and sometimes you know people go through
sometimes you know people go through
sometimes you know people go through their awkward moments in high school and
their awkward moments in high school and
their awkward moments in high school and they feel gangly and they’re not you
they feel gangly and they’re not you
they feel gangly and they’re not you know they’re not sure of themselves and
know they’re not sure of themselves and
know they’re not sure of themselves and things this seems to be my time it
things this seems to be my time it
things this seems to be my time it waited awhile but I’m glad it’s here
waited awhile but I’m glad it’s here
waited awhile but I’m glad it’s here well the best the best advice for fellow
well the best the best advice for fellow
well the best the best advice for fellow actors
actors
actors is this know what your job is about 18
is this know what your job is about 18
is this know what your job is about 18 years ago I had this cognition that I
years ago I had this cognition that I
years ago I had this cognition that I realized I was going into auditions
realized I was going into auditions
realized I was going into auditions trying to get a job
and that simply wasn’t what I was doing
and that simply wasn’t what I was doing I wasn’t what I said what I’m supposed
I wasn’t what I said what I’m supposed
I wasn’t what I said what I’m supposed to be doing an actor is supposed to
to be doing an actor is supposed to
to be doing an actor is supposed to create a compelling interesting that
create a compelling interesting that
create a compelling interesting that serves the text we presented in the
serves the text we presented in the
serves the text we presented in the environment where your audition
and then you walk away and that’s it
and then you walk away and that’s it everything else is out of your control
everything else is out of your control
everything else is out of your control so don’t even think of it don’t focus on
so don’t even think of it don’t focus on
so don’t even think of it don’t focus on that you’re not going there to get a job
that you’re not going there to get a job
that you’re not going there to get a job you’re going there to present what you
you’re going there to present what you
you’re going there to present what you do you act and there it is and walk away
do you act and there it is and walk away
do you act and there it is and walk away when there’s power in them there’s
when there’s power in them there’s
when there’s power in them there’s confidence in them and it’s also saying
confidence in them and it’s also saying
confidence in them and it’s also saying I can only do so much and then the
I can only do so much and then the
I can only do so much and then the decision of who might get a job is so
decision of who might get a job is so
decision of who might get a job is so out of your control that it can really
out of your control that it can really
out of your control that it can really when you analyze it it makes no sense to
when you analyze it it makes no sense to
when you analyze it it makes no sense to hold on to that that to me was a
hold on to that that to me was a
hold on to that that to me was a breakthrough and once I adapted that
breakthrough and once I adapted that
breakthrough and once I adapted that philosophy I never looked back and I’ve
philosophy I never looked back and I’ve
philosophy I never looked back and I’ve never been busier in my life and once I
never been busier in my life and once I
never been busier in my life and once I grabbed onto that for me when I first
grabbed onto that for me when I first
grabbed onto that for me when I first read the first page of the pilot script
read the first page of the pilot script
read the first page of the pilot script it read just like you saw opened up on a
it read just like you saw opened up on a
it read just like you saw opened up on a beautiful setting red mountains trousers
beautiful setting red mountains trousers
beautiful setting red mountains trousers are falling from the sky they hit the
are falling from the sky they hit the
are falling from the sky they hit the ground an RV rolls over them inside
ground an RV rolls over them inside
ground an RV rolls over them inside there’s a middle-aged man only wearing
there’s a middle-aged man only wearing
there’s a middle-aged man only wearing tighty whitey underwears and a
tighty whitey underwears and a
tighty whitey underwears and a respirator driving madly in the back –
respirator driving madly in the back –
respirator driving madly in the back – dead body sliding up and back in a sea
dead body sliding up and back in a sea
dead body sliding up and back in a sea of fluid and glass another man passed
of fluid and glass another man passed
of fluid and glass another man passed out with a respirator and I’m thinking
out with a respirator and I’m thinking
out with a respirator and I’m thinking what the is going on that was page
what the is going on that was page
what the is going on that was page one and it took off from there and so it
one and it took off from there and so it
one and it took off from there and so it was it was one of those those rare
was it was one of those those rare
was it was one of those those rare moments when you respond to a piece of
moments when you respond to a piece of
moments when you respond to a piece of material so strongly that I knew I had
material so strongly that I knew I had
material so strongly that I knew I had to get in as fast as I could to try to
to get in as fast as I could to try to
to get in as fast as I could to try to get this role because the the longer I
get this role because the the longer I
get this role because the the longer I waited I knew that every actor in
waited I knew that every actor in
waited I knew that every actor in Hollywood would want to would want to be
Hollywood would want to would want to be
Hollywood would want to would want to be a part of this unfortunately I was want
a part of this unfortunately I was want
a part of this unfortunately I was want to get it
to get it
to get it being able to display all that you feel
being able to display all that you feel
being able to display all that you feel is not unlike a person wanting to
is not unlike a person wanting to
is not unlike a person wanting to experience everything in life you don’t
experience everything in life you don’t
experience everything in life you don’t always want to be serious you don’t know
always want to be serious you don’t know
always want to be serious you don’t know to be silly you want to have moments in
to be silly you want to have moments in
to be silly you want to have moments in each for me anyway and so that’s why I
each for me anyway and so that’s why I
each for me anyway and so that’s why I look for different projects different
look for different projects different
look for different projects different things that take me to more challenging
things that take me to more challenging
things that take me to more challenging areas difficult or easy or fun simple
areas difficult or easy or fun simple
areas difficult or easy or fun simple sometimes incredibly complex like
sometimes incredibly complex like
sometimes incredibly complex like Breaking Bad I had a cognitive moment
Breaking Bad I had a cognitive moment
Breaking Bad I had a cognitive moment when I was 22 years old and my brother
when I was 22 years old and my brother
when I was 22 years old and my brother and I were riding motorcycles across the
and I were riding motorcycles across the
and I were riding motorcycles across the country for a couple years because we
country for a couple years because we
country for a couple years because we were both trying to figure out what we
were both trying to figure out what we
were both trying to figure out what we wanted to do with our lives and it was
wanted to do with our lives and it was
wanted to do with our lives and it was raining I was on the Blue Ridge Parkway
raining I was on the Blue Ridge Parkway
raining I was on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and his raining hard so we
in Virginia and his raining hard so we
in Virginia and his raining hard so we found this little off the beaten path
found this little off the beaten path
found this little off the beaten path rest stop that was near a creek and
rest stop that was near a creek and
rest stop that was near a creek and there was a slab of cement with four
there was a slab of cement with four
there was a slab of cement with four wooden posts and a roof and a picnic
wooden posts and a roof and a picnic
wooden posts and a roof and a picnic table at this rest stop no one else was
table at this rest stop no one else was
table at this rest stop no one else was there is pouring rain we pulled our
there is pouring rain we pulled our
there is pouring rain we pulled our motorcycles and jumped up the curb right
motorcycles and jumped up the curb right
motorcycles and jumped up the curb right up onto it it looked like we were gonna
up onto it it looked like we were gonna
up onto it it looked like we were gonna be there for a while so we set up a camp
be there for a while so we set up a camp
be there for a while so we set up a camp on this slab of cement and it stayed
on this slab of cement and it stayed
on this slab of cement and it stayed there for six days because it didn’t
there for six days because it didn’t
there for six days because it didn’t stop raining and over the six days the
stop raining and over the six days the
stop raining and over the six days the only thing that really got me through
only thing that really got me through
only thing that really got me through was reading a book of a thick book of
was reading a book of a thick book of
was reading a book of a thick book of plays it was on a motorcycle so it
plays it was on a motorcycle so it
plays it was on a motorcycle so it couldn’t take a lot so I had this book
couldn’t take a lot so I had this book
couldn’t take a lot so I had this book of plays and I was reading Hedda Gabler
of plays and I was reading Hedda Gabler
of plays and I was reading Hedda Gabler Epsons had a gobbler at the time and and
Epsons had a gobbler at the time and and
Epsons had a gobbler at the time and and all of a sudden it was night falls dark
all of a sudden it was night falls dark
all of a sudden it was night falls dark I went what and I realized wow that went
I went what and I realized wow that went
I went what and I realized wow that went fast because I was so into the reading
fast because I was so into the reading
fast because I was so into the reading and I thought yeah that would be and it
and I thought yeah that would be and it
and I thought yeah that would be and it just went everything lifted and I went
just went everything lifted and I went
just went everything lifted and I went that’s what I should do I loved getting
that’s what I should do I loved getting
that’s what I should do I loved getting lost in story so I want to tell stories
lost in story so I want to tell stories
lost in story so I want to tell stories and I had done some acting and I thought
and I had done some acting and I thought
and I had done some acting and I thought that’s what I need to do I need to
that’s what I need to do I need to
that’s what I need to do I need to follow that lead get involved in
follow that lead get involved in
follow that lead get involved in something that I love to do and
something that I love to do and
something that I love to do and hopefully become good at as opposed to
hopefully become good at as opposed to
hopefully become good at as opposed to getting trapped into something I happen
getting trapped into something I happen
getting trapped into something I happen to be good at but didn’t love the
to be good at but didn’t love the
to be good at but didn’t love the success of an actor is being willing to
success of an actor is being willing to
success of an actor is being willing to go into those dark places and and and
go into those dark places and and and
go into those dark places and and and display them publicly we have to have
display them publicly we have to have
display them publicly we have to have that kind of courage and vulnerability
that kind of courage and vulnerability
that kind of courage and vulnerability to do that in high school all the way
to do that in high school all the way
to do that in high school all the way through school I remember trying to stay
through school I remember trying to stay
through school I remember trying to stay the same as everyone else I didn’t want
the same as everyone else I didn’t want
the same as everyone else I didn’t want to stand out everywhere wearing that and
to stand out everywhere wearing that and
to stand out everywhere wearing that and this is what everybody else is wearing I
this is what everybody else is wearing I
this is what everybody else is wearing I kind of want to I don’t want to be
kind of want to I don’t want to be
kind of want to I don’t want to be isolated or ostracized certainly I don’t
isolated or ostracized certainly I don’t
isolated or ostracized certainly I don’t want to be embarrassed or have someone
want to be embarrassed or have someone
want to be embarrassed or have someone point the finger at you look at that guy
point the finger at you look at that guy
point the finger at you look at that guy you know no what happens is that we
you know no what happens is that we
you know no what happens is that we think that if you are vulnerable and
think that if you are vulnerable and
think that if you are vulnerable and sensitive and open that you’ll be
sensitive and open that you’ll be
sensitive and open that you’ll be ridiculed and but as adults when we
ridiculed and but as adults when we
ridiculed and but as adults when we mature what we realize is that if you
mature what we realize is that if you
mature what we realize is that if you have the audacity to display those human
have the audacity to display those human
have the audacity to display those human honest emotions that the opposite is
honest emotions that the opposite is
honest emotions that the opposite is what happens people embrace someone who
what happens people embrace someone who
what happens people embrace someone who is in trouble someone who is vulnerable
is in trouble someone who is vulnerable
is in trouble someone who is vulnerable someone who is frightened we they they
someone who is frightened we they they
someone who is frightened we they they have a tendency to come forward and put
have a tendency to come forward and put
have a tendency to come forward and put their emotional arms around you as an
their emotional arms around you as an
their emotional arms around you as an actor you need to to study human
actor you need to to study human
actor you need to to study human behavior in some ways in order to do
behavior in some ways in order to do
behavior in some ways in order to do that you test you behave a certain way
that you test you behave a certain way
that you test you behave a certain way and the response to that informs you
and the response to that informs you
and the response to that informs you whether it’s working or not you know I
whether it’s working or not you know I
whether it’s working or not you know I think in ways without me consciously
think in ways without me consciously
think in ways without me consciously knowing it I’m always kind of
knowing it I’m always kind of
knowing it I’m always kind of experimenting with characters in waves
experimenting with characters in waves
experimenting with characters in waves and seeing how it feels to be a certain
and seeing how it feels to be a certain
and seeing how it feels to be a certain way
way
way it’s intriguing you surely night was was
it’s intriguing you surely night was was
it’s intriguing you surely night was was interesting because she got me over a
interesting because she got me over a
interesting because she got me over a hump where I was putting up resistance
hump where I was putting up resistance
hump where I was putting up resistance to be you know to say you know I was
to be you know to say you know I was
to be you know to say you know I was getting some work and I was starting I
getting some work and I was starting I
getting some work and I was starting I was working exclusively as an actor
was working exclusively as an actor
was working exclusively as an actor since I was 25 years old 24 years old
since I was 25 years old 24 years old
since I was 25 years old 24 years old I’ve never done anything else from that
I’ve never done anything else from that
I’ve never done anything else from that point on and I came to her later and I
point on and I came to her later and I
point on and I came to her later and I was working as an actor and she said own
was working as an actor and she said own
was working as an actor and she said own it you know because I was putting it
it you know because I was putting it
it you know because I was putting it around I know I don’t want to be I don’t
around I know I don’t want to be I don’t
around I know I don’t want to be I don’t want to be a star I don’t want to
want to be a star I don’t want to
want to be a star I don’t want to because let all that go and just again
because let all that go and just again
because let all that go and just again philosophy let it come in come on it
philosophy let it come in come on it
philosophy let it come in come on it whatever supposed to happen happens and
whatever supposed to happen happens and
whatever supposed to happen happens and let it go you don’t have to hold on to
let it go you don’t have to hold on to
let it go you don’t have to hold on to it and hold a mirror up to yourself but
it and hold a mirror up to yourself but
it and hold a mirror up to yourself but but just let it let it flow and she she
but just let it let it flow and she she
but just let it let it flow and she she had a point that was very interesting to
had a point that was very interesting to
had a point that was very interesting to to accept and embrace an actor’s
to accept and embrace an actor’s
to accept and embrace an actor’s arrogance and at at first you of
arrogance and at at first you of
arrogance and at at first you of arrogance I don’t want to be arrogant
arrogance I don’t want to be arrogant
arrogance I don’t want to be arrogant she goes no but it’s okay because actors
she goes no but it’s okay because actors
she goes no but it’s okay because actors like athletes are the ones who say give
like athletes are the ones who say give
like athletes are the ones who say give me the ball three seconds left I want to
me the ball three seconds left I want to
me the ball three seconds left I want to take the shot or whoever is best to take
take the shot or whoever is best to take
take the shot or whoever is best to take the shot you take the shot well we’ll do
the shot you take the shot well we’ll do
the shot you take the shot well we’ll do all we can to make sure that you get you
all we can to make sure that you get you
all we can to make sure that you get you know whatever the case but you want that
know whatever the case but you want that
know whatever the case but you want that shot and then there are some kids you
shot and then there are some kids you
shot and then there are some kids you know who don’t give me the poster don’t
know who don’t give me the poster don’t
know who don’t give me the poster don’t send it to me don’t leave it to me I
send it to me don’t leave it to me I
send it to me don’t leave it to me I don’t want that responsibility I don’t
don’t want that responsibility I don’t
don’t want that responsibility I don’t want that pressure and an actor has to
want that pressure and an actor has to
want that pressure and an actor has to be the type of person says give it to me
be the type of person says give it to me
be the type of person says give it to me let me try this now takes a chance you
let me try this now takes a chance you
let me try this now takes a chance you have to have a healthy dose of luck to
have to have a healthy dose of luck to
have to have a healthy dose of luck to become successful that’s just the way it
become successful that’s just the way it
become successful that’s just the way it is you can’t you can’t prepare for it
is you can’t you can’t prepare for it
is you can’t you can’t prepare for it but you can be ready for it if it does
but you can be ready for it if it does
but you can be ready for it if it does come to you I was very lucky to get that
come to you I was very lucky to get that
come to you I was very lucky to get that role on x-files simply because I was
role on x-files simply because I was
role on x-files simply because I was physically in the city where it was
physically in the city where it was
physically in the city where it was casting and I was out of the city for
casting and I was out of the city for
casting and I was out of the city for three weeks prior and I very could have
three weeks prior and I very could have
three weeks prior and I very could have easily not been in town and they just go
easily not been in town and they just go
easily not been in town and they just go on and someone else would have got the
on and someone else would have got the
on and someone else would have got the role and who knows where I would have
role and who knows where I would have
role and who knows where I would have been I certainly odds are very high that
been I certainly odds are very high that
been I certainly odds are very high that I wouldn’t have gotten Breaking Bad had
I wouldn’t have gotten Breaking Bad had
I wouldn’t have gotten Breaking Bad had I not met Vince Gilligan before
I not met Vince Gilligan before
I not met Vince Gilligan before it’s one of those things where you you
it’s one of those things where you you
it’s one of those things where you you have to just do your work do the best
have to just do your work do the best
have to just do your work do the best you can and hope for the lucky breaks
you can and hope for the lucky breaks
you can and hope for the lucky breaks here and there in magic the most
here and there in magic the most
here and there in magic the most important thing to a magician as his
important thing to a magician as his
important thing to a magician as his hands you know everything that you do is
hands you know everything that you do is
hands you know everything that you do is based on being able to manipulate and
based on being able to manipulate and
based on being able to manipulate and force all right so this type of stuff it
force all right so this type of stuff it
force all right so this type of stuff it looks simple but it’s actually me
looks simple but it’s actually me
looks simple but it’s actually me working for a long time to figure out
working for a long time to figure out
working for a long time to figure out how to do this stuff and it’s practice
how to do this stuff and it’s practice
how to do this stuff and it’s practice it’s hours and hours and hours of
it’s hours and hours and hours of
it’s hours and hours and hours of practice so the one thing that a
practice so the one thing that a
practice so the one thing that a magician I think values more than
magician I think values more than
magician I think values more than anything else is just the hands you’re
anything else is just the hands you’re
anything else is just the hands you’re gonna be the one picking the cup so that
gonna be the one picking the cup so that
gonna be the one picking the cup so that in for the fate of my hands lies in your
in for the fate of my hands lies in your
in for the fate of my hands lies in your decisions
can you point to one of the four cups
can you point to one of the four cups how much is riding on this everything
how much is riding on this everything
how much is riding on this everything everything that one yes
maybe it doesn’t matter one way or
maybe it doesn’t matter one way or another like ultimately when we watch
another like ultimately when we watch
another like ultimately when we watch magic the problem with this trick is you
magic the problem with this trick is you
magic the problem with this trick is you don’t want this to really succeed
don’t want this to really succeed
don’t want this to really succeed because no personal curiosity is what
because no personal curiosity is what
because no personal curiosity is what would happen if that went through the
would happen if that went through the
would happen if that went through the hand oh so you know it really looks it’s
hand oh so you know it really looks it’s
hand oh so you know it really looks it’s going through the hand yeah
going through the hand yeah
going through the hand yeah Kenton does it really look like it’s
Kenton does it really look like it’s
Kenton does it really look like it’s actually it is yeah oh god no
oh that is true your hand
oh that is true your hand there’s no blood why good good
there’s no blood why good good
there’s no blood why good good just pull back oh oh oh it went through
just pull back oh oh oh it went through
just pull back oh oh oh it went through your hand it feels like I went through
your hand it feels like I went through
your hand it feels like I went through in this is not a glove
in this is not a glove
in this is not a glove it doesn’t retract oh my god wow wow
it doesn’t retract oh my god wow wow
it doesn’t retract oh my god wow wow that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen
that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen
that’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life obviously I can’t you’re out
in my life obviously I can’t you’re out
in my life obviously I can’t you’re out of your mind and the most you’re just
of your mind and the most you’re just
of your mind and the most you’re just out of your minds I’m in the most
out of your minds I’m in the most
out of your minds I’m in the most beautiful way possible my God thank you
beautiful way possible my God thank you
beautiful way possible my God thank you so much for watching I made this video
so much for watching I made this video
so much for watching I made this video because Orion Dark Knight asked me to so
because Orion Dark Knight asked me to so
because Orion Dark Knight asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you
there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the
want me to profile next leave it in the comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can
comments below and I’ll see what I can do
do
do I’d also love to know what your Bryan
I’d also love to know what your Bryan
I’d also love to know what your Bryan Cranston’s top 10 rules meant the most
Cranston’s top 10 rules meant the most
Cranston’s top 10 rules meant the most to you leave it in the comments and I’ll
to you leave it in the comments and I’ll
to you leave it in the comments and I’ll join in the discussion thank you so much
join in the discussion thank you so much
join in the discussion thank you so much for watching and continue to believe and
for watching and continue to believe and
for watching and continue to believe and I’ll see you soon
and when you’re playing a guy who’s
and when you’re playing a guy who’s afflicted with cancer you know the
afflicted with cancer you know the
afflicted with cancer you know the people watching the show a lot of your
people watching the show a lot of your
people watching the show a lot of your audience has cancer yeah like that’s
audience has cancer yeah like that’s
audience has cancer yeah like that’s just the nature of this new world we
just the nature of this new world we
just the nature of this new world we live in right now how do you play a guy
live in right now how do you play a guy
live in right now how do you play a guy like that when you know that there are
like that when you know that there are
like that when you know that there are people who are really feeling it
people who are really feeling it
people who are really feeling it well the the responsibility of an actor
well the the responsibility of an actor
well the the responsibility of an actor is to is to be truthful in how you
is to is to be truthful in how you
is to is to be truthful in how you portray that so one of the one of the
portray that so one of the one of the
portray that so one of the one of the simple things as I knew that when my
simple things as I knew that when my
simple things as I knew that when my character was going to go through
character was going to go through
character was going to go through chemotherapy and radiation is that he
chemotherapy and radiation is that he
chemotherapy and radiation is that he would lose his hair so I shaved my head
would lose his hair so I shaved my head
would lose his hair so I shaved my head I also knew that from personal
I also knew that from personal
I also knew that from personal experience of my family that the
experience of my family that the
experience of my family that the chemotherapy and primarily makes you
chemotherapy and primarily makes you
chemotherapy and primarily makes you lose your appetite and it all tastes
lose your appetite and it all tastes
lose your appetite and it all tastes like metal inside when you’re going
like metal inside when you’re going
like metal inside when you’re going through that treatment and so you lose
through that treatment and so you lose
through that treatment and so you lose weight I lost 16 pounds in ten days hard
weight I lost 16 pounds in ten days hard
weight I lost 16 pounds in ten days hard to do that healthy yeah but I did it
to do that healthy yeah but I did it
to do that healthy yeah but I did it carefully I cut off my right leg and
carefully I cut off my right leg and
carefully I cut off my right leg and this is a prosthetic right over there
this is a prosthetic right over there
this is a prosthetic right over there certainly got down there yeah sixteen
certainly got down there yeah sixteen
certainly got down there yeah sixteen pounds easy just put in a bag put in the
pounds easy just put in a bag put in the
pounds easy just put in a bag put in the freezer
freezer
freezer hello attach it later so no I the time
hello attach it later so no I the time
hello attach it later so no I the time between when I would have my shirt off
between when I would have my shirt off
between when I would have my shirt off you know when a shower scene or
you know when a shower scene or
you know when a shower scene or something before the weight loss and
something before the weight loss and
something before the weight loss and then when I was going to have my shirt
then when I was going to have my shirt
then when I was going to have my shirt off again after the chemotherapy and it
off again after the chemotherapy and it
off again after the chemotherapy and it was it was 16 days oh it’s in ten days
was it was 16 days oh it’s in ten days
was it was 16 days oh it’s in ten days so that I had to quickly drop that way I
so that I had to quickly drop that way I
so that I had to quickly drop that way I can tell you the the the best lesson
can tell you the the the best lesson
can tell you the the the best lesson that I’ve ever learned as an actor for
that I’ve ever learned as an actor for
that I’ve ever learned as an actor for my career is always follow the
my career is always follow the
my career is always follow the well-written word it will never fail you
well-written word it will never fail you
well-written word it will never fail you whatever production you may be in may
whatever production you may be in may
whatever production you may be in may not necessarily be ultimately
not necessarily be ultimately
not necessarily be ultimately quote-unquote a success the film role
quote-unquote a success the film role
quote-unquote a success the film role may not be hit at the box office but
may not be hit at the box office but
may not be hit at the box office but that who cares about that stuff
that who cares about that stuff
that who cares about that stuff it’s not that’s not your job to worry
it’s not that’s not your job to worry
it’s not that’s not your job to worry about those things it’s to focus on on
about those things it’s to focus on on
about those things it’s to focus on on that work and it’s always about the
that work and it’s always about the
that work and it’s always about the writing
writing
writing I have I know that as sure as I’m
I have I know that as sure as I’m
I have I know that as sure as I’m sitting here when I when I decide to do
sitting here when I when I decide to do
sitting here when I when I decide to do a film or a play or whatever the first
a film or a play or whatever the first
a film or a play or whatever the first thing I look for is the overall story
thing I look for is the overall story
thing I look for is the overall story how compelling is it how rich is it how
how compelling is it how rich is it how
how compelling is it how rich is it how important is it this make a social
important is it this make a social
important is it this make a social statement what it we’re in in line does
statement what it we’re in in line does
statement what it we’re in in line does this you know rest the next is the text
this you know rest the next is the text
this you know rest the next is the text it’s either the script or the play
it’s either the script or the play
it’s either the script or the play itself and they’re not the same make the
itself and they’re not the same make the
itself and they’re not the same make the distinction between those things because
distinction between those things because
distinction between those things because sometimes you can have a great story
sometimes you can have a great story
sometimes you can have a great story it’s just not fully realized by the the
it’s just not fully realized by the the
it’s just not fully realized by the the script it just didn’t quite hit it or
script it just didn’t quite hit it or
script it just didn’t quite hit it or the script was fantastic and I didn’t
the script was fantastic and I didn’t
the script was fantastic and I didn’t think the story was going to be so good
think the story was going to be so good
think the story was going to be so good and all of a sudden now it’s clear to me
and all of a sudden now it’s clear to me
and all of a sudden now it’s clear to me my question is because I grew up in
my question is because I grew up in
my question is because I grew up in Albuquerque what was there any cool
Albuquerque what was there any cool
Albuquerque what was there any cool places anything that you liked being
places anything that you liked being
places anything that you liked being there like how was it my hometown so I
there like how was it my hometown so I
there like how was it my hometown so I don’t know how’d you like it or did you
don’t know how’d you like it or did you
don’t know how’d you like it or did you have fun there
have fun there
have fun there yeah go and visit your mother once in a
yeah go and visit your mother once in a
yeah go and visit your mother once in a while
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