02848cam a2200409 i 4500 350198974 TxAuBib 20161115120000.0 161020s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016295860 9781476793856 $27.00 1476793859 $27.00 9781409156581 1409156583 (OCoLC)959711136 TxAuBib rda Cranston, Bryan, 1956- A life in parts / Bryan Cranston. Say my name. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2016. ©2016. 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father cast him in a United Way commercial. Acting was clearly the boy's destiny, until one day his father disappeared. Destiny suddenly took a backseat to survival. Now Cranston maps his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved star by recalling the many odd parts he's played in real life: paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, lover, husband, father. Cranston also chronicles his evolution on camera, from soap opera player trying to master the rules of show business to character actor turning in classic performances as Seinfeld dentist Tim Whatley, 'a sadist with newer magazines, ' and Malcolm in the Middle dad Hal Wilkerson, a lovable bumbler in tighty-whities. He also gives an inspiring account of how he prepared, physically and mentally, for the challenging role of President Lyndon Johnson, a tour de force that won him a Tony to go along with his four Emmys. Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of the most memorable performances ever captured on screen: Walter White, chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin. Cranston has much to say about creativity, devotion, and craft, as well as innate talent and its challenges and benefits and proper maintenance. But ultimately A Life in Parts is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work. 20161115. Cranston, Bryan 1956- Breaking bad (Television program : 2008-2013.) Malcolm in the middle (Television program.) Actors United States Biography. Biography Personal Memoirs. Biography Entertainment & Performing Arts. Performing arts Television General. Autobiographies.