A Life in Parts
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01F7MT78Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father, a struggling actor and director, cast him in a United Way commercial. Suddenly he thought this was what he wanted to do, what he would do, with the rest of his life. Act. In his riveting memoir, A Life in Parts, Cranston traces his zigzag journey from his chaotic childhood to his dramatic epiphany and beyond, to megastardom and a cultlike following, by vividly revisiting the many parts he's played on camera (astronaut, dentist, detective, candy bar spokesperson, president of the United States, etc.) and off (paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, son, brother, lover, husband, father). With great humor and much humility, Cranston chronicles his unlikely rise from a soap opera regular trying to learn the ropes and the politics of show business on the fly to a rec
Bryan Cranston IS a Life in Parts. I purchased "A Life in Parts" with a mixture of excitement and dread because one never knows how an author - let alone an ex-spouse - will portray certain aspects of his life. I came away with a sense of relief and confirmation that - yes, Bryan is still the Bryan I knew when our meals consisted of whatever he could bring home from his job as a waiter or the 1,000 ways of preparing the bags of zucchini his mother left on our doorstep. The book readslike . KL said A Great Read!. I'm a huge Bryan Cranston fan, which is why I purchased this book. I'm amazed by his acting range (i.e. Hal and Walter White). This book is divided into a series of vignettes (sometimes only 1 or "A Great Read!" according to KL. I'm a huge Bryan Cranston fan, which is why I purchased this book. I'm amazed by his acting range (i.e. Hal and Walter White). This book is divided into a series of vignettes (sometimes only 1 or 2 pages long), in somewhat chronological order, so it's an easy book to pick up and put down. He describes his life, as well as his acting craft. He lets you in his mind to see how he prepares for each of his characters. Every actor has a different approach, but. pages long), in somewhat chronological order, so it's an easy book to pick up and put down. He describes his life, as well as his acting craft. He lets you in his mind to see how he prepares for each of his characters. Every actor has a different approach, but. Fascinating and Worthwhile Book, Cover-to-Cover I found this to be a fascinating book, cover-to-cover. There is a lot to love.Bryan wrote fairly short chapters, each describing an aspect of his life (i.e. a "part"). Bryan's childhood experiences (he had a rough childhood) were fascinating. The experiences that led him to want to do well at acting were equally fascinating. His experiences as an actor were also fascinating. His romances (some of which didn't end well) were also a great read. Bryan in pl