I heard him give this advice on the Howard Stern Show last year, and it changed the way I audition as well. I booked two major film jobs this year, and I credit Bryan Cranston's advice for that.
But what would the alternative be? I mean what was it that you were doing wrong before heeding this advice? Caring too much about specific roles nd ending up depressed when you didn't get those, and only those roles?
TestedTwice and very impressed that he didn't just give the usual copout excuse most actors do when asked this question (and you can tell they have zero idea what to say because they don't know what the hell they're doing either) - something like "Follow your heart. Be yourself. Listen to criticism." At least this guy (probably one of the best dramatic actors of the last 25 years) gives some real meat with what he says here.
Got the call to say I got the job yesterday, after 8 months of rejections. I watched this before my audition. Timeless advice, from a true pro! Cheers Bryan!
No it doesn't. I think the advice is awful. It mostly applies to actors who have never acted before, don't have an established career. What if you've been working for years and have a profile? You've SEEN what I do already? This is advice that successful people give to make themselves seem deep. Most actors who are working actors will disagree with this.
I bumped into Bryan in Central Park in June of 2015 right before I moved to LA. We chatted for about 15 minutes. I asked him for advice before my move and THIS is exactly what we talked about. I started applying it in all my auditions and less than a year later I booked a lead role as Ryuk in Death Note. Apply this in your career and you'll see a big difference.
He is a very nice guy. On the way home from the 2013 Academy Awards he rolled down the window to say Hi to a group of us walking back to our cars from the event.
"There's power in that, and there's confidence in that," but possibly more important, in that there is a bedrock of integrity. "This is who I am, what I have to bring to the table." This applies to any artistic endeavor: here are the sculptures I create, here is the way I play this piece of music, here is how I envision this dance. I am canvas, paint, and painter, interpreting this landscape in front of me. If this isn't what fits your vision, perhaps someone else's will." To do otherwise is to be without borders or boundaries, dancing on a stage when you can't see past the footlights, trying to please everyone else and in the end pleasing no-one at all and losing yourself in the process.
I’m a professional musician and wish that someone had given me this advice when I was young. I learned what Mr. Cranston did but at a later age. It’s sad to think of all of the stress my musician friends and I engaged in because we were never taught this one extremely important lesson. As a teacher I make sure that my students understand the importance of what Cranston talks about-offering the best you can share with others and not worrying about the factors that you can’t control. This video clip (with the background noise filtered out) should be shown to all incoming students to performance programs of any kind. Thanks for posting.☺️
I still think some of the wisest words ever said are "Trust Yourself. Break Some Rules. Don't Be Afraid To Fail. Ignore The Naysayers. Work Like Hell. Give Something Back".
I love Brian Cranston. Thanks man, I am an engineer by trade, an introvert and with anxiety problems. I am now unemployed and newly interviewing again just having a hard time. I found a link in a forum to this video and it applies so well for me.
Acting schools are usually run by washed up actors that never made a dime acting, so they make there living ripping of others that have a similar dream to there own failures
I beg to differ. I went to a Conservatory, all run by working actors with current TV/film/stage credits who've made nice money; You still need to learn the fundamentals that this video alone can't teach. Points of focus? Relationships in the scene? Etc
This has Resonated with me more then I would think. It is actually useful even outside of acting (Interviews. Approach this with this mindset and methodology and it will actually benefit you.) I also think that changing your mindset, allows you to relax a bit more knowing that you walk away and that you don't focus on the control, but the environment, allowing you to be more natural and be more who you are and what role you are trying to represent.
Thank you, Bryan! If my actor-daughter could spend 10 minutes with you, that would be AWESOME for her!!! She is a PCPA grad, but struggling post-program.
+Tyrone Giordano He says, "Well, the best, the best advice for fellow actors is this. Know what your job is. About eighteen years ago I had this cognition that I realized I was going into auditions trying to get a job. And that simply wasn't what I was doing. That wasn't what I was supposed to be doing. An actor is supposed to create a compelling, interesting character that serves the text and present it in the environment where your audition happens and then you walk away. And that's it. Everything else is out of your control so don't even think of it. Don't focus on that. You're not going there to get a job. You're going there to present what you do. You act. And there it is and walk away. And there's power in that and there's confidence in that. And it's also saying I can only do so much. And then, the decision of who might get a job is so out of your control that it really, when you analyze it, it makes no sense to hold onto that. That, to me, was a breakthrough. And once I adapted that philosophy, I never looked back. And I've never been busier in my life than once I grabbed onto that. That's it. Good luck." Hope that helps and I wish the best of luck to you.
Only agree a million percent, minimum. The added benefit is you're taking that horrendous pressure off yourself to GET THE FUCKING JOB and just have fun doing what you love to do - act, even for a few in the casting room or on tape.
Excellent thesis. I'm looking forward to the entire article. Gripping. Truly gripping. Aspiring journalist? Ok, y'all, no more time to respond to aspiring UA-cam sensations. Let's just all agree that Bryan Cranston rock.
This is advice for ALL actors. All actors audition at all levels. Keep your performances true, pure and uncluttered. Let the character live inside of you for a bit and have fun together.
Look at the Tv series "Arrow". Its like a super hero origin story of the Green Arrow, however you don't even think its a superhero movie along the lines of marvel. The first season had 24 episodes at 45minutes of content per episode. If you watch it all at once it is basically a 18 hour movie. There is only like a 2 month downtime between seasons of arrow, which means you can rely on a 45 minute episode every week. This opens up so much opportunity for story telling.
That's a very good advice. First start small and once everything blows up you start raking it in. I guess another point to consider is not let fame get to your head.
"RubberWilbur: I know enough. Funny this coming from a gay who is ugly, fat, not Jewish and not lucky. Obviously because if you were successful you would not be wasting your time posting on youtube and actually in "the business" as you say. I will say you are a fairy so you have that going for you." I'm relatively successful in the business, but still struggling like lots of young actors in Los Angeles. I do consider myself lucky after booking two major jobs in films this year, but even if I hadn't have done that, I consider myself lucky to live in Los Angeles and pursue my dream. Also, us actors who aren't constantly working have plenty of down time, hence me taking time to respond to you. Feel free to insult me, I'm used to the UA-cam flak by now. But when you start spouting shit like how you have to be Jewish or blow a producer to get a job, you show how ignorant you are and how you really don't know anything about the acting business.
Cranston's advice is excellent, but RubberWilbur actually makes some valid points. I'm starting my fourth film in the Spring with a seven figure budget, so I know the business and it is a dirty, nepotistic, sleazy, unfair industry. Yes, you can get there with talent and hard work but even with that, the odds are minuscule. I'd say the other piece of the equation is to never make a wrong decision because in a lot of cases there is only one chance and many people seem to blow that one...
I heard him give this advice on the Howard Stern Show last year, and it changed the way I audition as well. I booked two major film jobs this year, and I credit Bryan Cranston's advice for that.
But what would the alternative be? I mean what was it that you were doing wrong before heeding this advice? Caring too much about specific roles nd ending up depressed when you didn't get those, and only those roles?
One of the few people that should be giving advice on acting.
TestedTwice and very impressed that he didn't just give the usual copout excuse most actors do when asked this question (and you can tell they have zero idea what to say because they don't know what the hell they're doing either) - something like "Follow your heart. Be yourself. Listen to criticism."
At least this guy (probably one of the best dramatic actors of the last 25 years) gives some real meat with what he says here.
Got the call to say I got the job yesterday, after 8 months of rejections. I watched this before my audition. Timeless advice, from a true pro! Cheers Bryan!
Congrats! I'm just starting out I wish you the best.
congrats!!!!
Well done to you..👍
Well done! 👏🏻
You're goddamn right.
Legendary comment
Best thing about this advice: it applies with any profession, not just acting.
No it doesn't. I think the advice is awful. It mostly applies to actors who have never acted before, don't have an established career. What if you've been working for years and have a profile? You've SEEN what I do already? This is advice that successful people give to make themselves seem deep. Most actors who are working actors will disagree with this.
I bumped into Bryan in Central Park in June of 2015 right before I moved to LA. We chatted for about 15 minutes. I asked him for advice before my move and THIS is exactly what we talked about. I started applying it in all my auditions and less than a year later I booked a lead role as Ryuk in Death Note. Apply this in your career and you'll see a big difference.
how'd you get to audition for this role? DId you send a tape, or actually been there?
No you didnt headass
Really that was my fav character♥️
@@princebatman1394 I searched him and he did star a lead role as Ryuk
This is, in fact, Jason Liles, who played Ryuk in Death Note for Netflix. And also has plenty of self-shot videos on his channel showing his face.
Watching the #BreakingBad finale tonight? Check out Bryan Cranston's advice to actors in this clip from our New Members Reception.
So no lung cancer?
He is a very nice guy. On the way home from the 2013 Academy Awards he rolled down the window to say Hi to a group of us walking back to our cars from the event.
I have b c r bowler from bowling
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"There's power in that, and there's confidence in that," but possibly more important, in that there is a bedrock of integrity. "This is who I am, what I have to bring to the table." This applies to any artistic endeavor: here are the sculptures I create, here is the way I play this piece of music, here is how I envision this dance. I am canvas, paint, and painter, interpreting this landscape in front of me. If this isn't what fits your vision, perhaps someone else's will." To do otherwise is to be without borders or boundaries, dancing on a stage when you can't see past the footlights, trying to please everyone else and in the end pleasing no-one at all and losing yourself in the process.
I’m a professional musician and wish that someone had given me this advice when I was young. I learned what Mr. Cranston did but at a later age. It’s sad to think of all of the stress my musician friends and I engaged in because we were never taught this one extremely important lesson. As a teacher I make sure that my students understand the importance of what Cranston talks about-offering the best you can share with others and not worrying about the factors that you can’t control. This video clip (with the background noise filtered out) should be shown to all incoming students to performance programs of any kind. Thanks for posting.☺️
I still think some of the wisest words ever said are "Trust Yourself. Break Some Rules. Don't Be Afraid To Fail. Ignore The Naysayers. Work Like Hell. Give Something Back".
Arnold!
Arnold’s rules of Success
Such great advice for acting and any other endeavor.
Thanks for recording this in the noisiest room ever.
+metfan4l Omnidirectional vs boom mic
or just a longer boom depends on what there recording into
Amazing that Bryan got to do this in the Millennium Falcon.
So honest and so kind. What an admirable man!!
Priceless! Truth telling delivered with simplicity and compelling conviction!
A surprisingly stoic approach
I love Brian Cranston. Thanks man, I am an engineer by trade, an introvert and with anxiety problems. I am now unemployed and newly interviewing again just having a hard time. I found a link in a forum to this video and it applies so well for me.
I learned more from this short video than I did during acting school. Should have watched this before I applied, it was much cheaper, I kid you not.
Acting schools are usually run by washed up actors that never made a dime acting, so they make there living ripping of others that have a similar dream to there own failures
+ABostonElite Funny thing is, acting schools have brought me further away from the craft than anything else....huh
I beg to differ. I went to a Conservatory, all run by working actors with current TV/film/stage credits who've made nice money; You still need to learn the fundamentals that this video alone can't teach. Points of focus? Relationships in the scene? Etc
Brilliant, timeless advice from one of the greatest of our time.
And this philosophy is called Stoicism, he's basically describing the Dichotomy of Control.
Apart from being good acting advice, this is such good life advice as well. Just focus on what you can control and forget the rest
This man is my patron saint. Love you, Bryan. I really do.
Great advice! I'm not an actor and don't intend to be one but his advice is good for any career.
This guy is above the Oscars. Such amazing and natural talent.
He is so smart
I love BC. He's so incredibly talented yet so humble. That is truly a lost art in Hollywood.
I guess you could call him a METHod actor
***** and yet I tried so hard...
cibriosis: I. See. What. You. Did. There. :D
cibriosis
Are we clear on this whole thing?
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Crystal
Meth O.D. actor
woooooooosh
Fantastic advice. I will take this attitude with me to my next audition. What a guy!
That’s actually surprisingly helping.
He's brilliant! Such true words.
it's amazing how I see him in interviews as Hal...but he can play Heisenberg soooooo well... HE is the meaning of acting...The best there is.
This advice just sticks in my head. I'll be looking up to this until one day saying i said I did it and won't ever forget it
This has Resonated with me more then I would think. It is actually useful even outside of acting (Interviews. Approach this with this mindset and methodology and it will actually benefit you.)
I also think that changing your mindset, allows you to relax a bit more knowing that you walk away and that you don't focus on the control, but the environment, allowing you to be more natural and be more who you are and what role you are trying to represent.
Thank you, Bryan! If my actor-daughter could spend 10 minutes with you, that would be AWESOME for her!!! She is a PCPA grad, but struggling post-program.
Which is exactly what he meant by bringing uniqueness to your character.
Well said tips about acting- confidence, focus, & presentation.
Captions, please? Aspiring Deaf actors need advice, too.
+Tyrone Giordano
He says, "Well, the best, the best advice for fellow actors is this. Know what your job is. About eighteen years ago I had this cognition that I realized I was going into auditions trying to get a job. And that simply wasn't what I was doing. That wasn't what I was supposed to be doing. An actor is supposed to create a compelling, interesting character that serves the text and present it in the environment where your audition happens and then you walk away. And that's it. Everything else is out of your control so don't even think of it. Don't focus on that. You're not going there to get a job. You're going there to present what you do. You act. And there it is and walk away. And there's power in that and there's confidence in that. And it's also saying I can only do so much. And then, the decision of who might get a job is so out of your control that it really, when you analyze it, it makes no sense to hold onto that. That, to me, was a breakthrough. And once I adapted that philosophy, I never looked back. And I've never been busier in my life than once I grabbed onto that. That's it. Good luck."
Hope that helps and I wish the best of luck to you.
Only agree a million percent, minimum. The added benefit is you're taking that horrendous pressure off yourself to GET THE FUCKING JOB and just have fun doing what you love to do - act, even for a few in the casting room or on tape.
What an amazing host Bryan Cranston would be for the next Oscars or Emmys.
This man is a genius!
I'm in accounting not acting but I'm going to adopt this mindset. This is applicable advice for any career.
This is spot on. Something to share with all of my PR clients!
this is great JeyAssociates PR
Thank you for sharing!
If this man gets picked for a good lead role, in a good movie production... he will make history in cinema!
He is absolutely right about this.
It's called being "Free of outcome" or "outcome independent"....It helps you focus on the process rather than the outcome and you end up doing great
He's also been in movies too. He had a major supporting role in Argo.
I thought for sure he would say "Stay out of my territory"
DAMN. THIS is what I needed to hear. So beautiful and inspiring
He is absolutely adorable.
He gives the best advice.
That is true. The actors are all pretty astounding. The writing is killing the show.
Im with anxiety waiting for a callback and this vídeo was a gift
Thanks for sharing this with us I never thought about it this way mind blown.
Excellent thesis. I'm looking forward to the entire article. Gripping. Truly gripping. Aspiring journalist? Ok, y'all, no more time to respond to aspiring UA-cam sensations. Let's just all agree that Bryan Cranston rock.
Great advice for any inspiring actor. No wonder you have so many Emmy's.
A gem
how can ANYONE dislike this video?
Simple and brilliant.
I respect you, Bryan Cranston
Is there a more charming and likeable person on the planet than Bryan? I doubt it.
the voice cracks tho xD
+Campif he's clearly camera shy.
The best advice I heard from an Actor. So true.
Very well said. Guys, you are all actors. All that is needed, is to work your way up the ranks.
Thank you for the advice Bryan I’m going to use that mindset for my future auditions
I have a job interview tomorrow, couldn't have seen this at a better time.
I wish I had heard this advice when I was studying to become a ballet dancer. It certainly applies to that profession as well.
It's nice to hear some legitimate advice from someone who's made it so far over such a long time, though.
Excellent words of wisdom
Unbelievable. I just booked my first audition since watching this video. Amazing.
Total Ownership. Excellent advice.
Yes! That is exactly what Auditioning by Heart has been teaching for over 20 years!
Fantastic advice!!!!
Perfect advice
Thank you Mr. Bryan Cranston. This will be a big help to launch my career further.
"Actors, apply yourselves!"
This is advice for ALL actors. All actors audition at all levels.
Keep your performances true, pure and uncluttered.
Let the character live inside of you for a bit and have fun together.
Love Bryan Cranston. So real.
AMAZING ADVICE.
just what i needed to hear!!!
Thank you Mr. Cranston.
outstanding advice! I use that paradigm for everything in life I don't sell, I present! he is right, there is power in that!
Thanks Bryan Cranston. I will keep this advice close to my heart.
The actors holy grail!!!
I would sell my soul to take a class with this man.
Great advice, in nearly any field.
Look at the Tv series "Arrow". Its like a super hero origin story of the Green Arrow, however you don't even think its a superhero movie along the lines of marvel. The first season had 24 episodes at 45minutes of content per episode. If you watch it all at once it is basically a 18 hour movie.
There is only like a 2 month downtime between seasons of arrow, which means you can rely on a 45 minute episode every week. This opens up so much opportunity for story telling.
Sage Advise From A Fantastic Actor.......Peace from New Orleans!! DJ.
I need more advice from Bryan Cranston
Fantastic! Great advice!!
That's a very good advice. First start small and once everything blows up you start raking it in. I guess another point to consider is not let fame get to your head.
Taking this wonderful advice!
Which morron can dislike this?!
"RubberWilbur: I know enough. Funny this coming from a gay who is ugly, fat, not Jewish and not lucky. Obviously because if you were successful you would not be wasting your time posting on youtube and actually in "the business" as you say. I will say you are a fairy so you have that going for you."
I'm relatively successful in the business, but still struggling like lots of young actors in Los Angeles. I do consider myself lucky after booking two major jobs in films this year, but even if I hadn't have done that, I consider myself lucky to live in Los Angeles and pursue my dream. Also, us actors who aren't constantly working have plenty of down time, hence me taking time to respond to you. Feel free to insult me, I'm used to the UA-cam flak by now. But when you start spouting shit like how you have to be Jewish or blow a producer to get a job, you show how ignorant you are and how you really don't know anything about the acting business.
Great actor. Inspirational
Awesome advice.
This guy is probably better than many A-Listers in Hollywood right now.
Cranston's advice is excellent, but RubberWilbur actually makes some valid points. I'm starting my fourth film in the Spring with a seven figure budget, so I know the business and it is a dirty, nepotistic, sleazy, unfair industry. Yes, you can get there with talent and hard work but even with that, the odds are minuscule. I'd say the other piece of the equation is to never make a wrong decision because in a lot of cases there is only one chance and many people seem to blow that one...
I was expecting him to say "STAY OUT OF MY TERRITORY"
Great advice