Bryan Cranston won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad. He holds the honor of being the first actor in a cable series, and the second lead actor in the history of the Emmy Awards, to receive three consecutive wins. In 2014 he won a Tony Award for his role as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the bio-play All the Way. In film, Cranston has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and received an Academy Award nomination for his leading role in Trumbo. Among his numerous television and film appearances, he was nominated for a Golden Globe and three Emmys for his portrayal of Hal in FOX's Malcolm in the Middle. He is the author of A Life in Parts. Follow him on twitter @BryanCranston
Bryan Cranston has created a cinematic record of how an actor
shapes a career and an identity and a legacy all at the same
time.
*Tom Hanks*
I loved this book. It's just the right mixture of funny, sad and
heartfelt. If I'd known Bryan could tell stories this well, I would
have had him writing episodes of Breaking Bad.
*Vince Gilligan*
The highs here -and there are many -are meth-less but
addictive.
*KIRKUS REVIEWS*
This splendid, moving, heartbreaking memoir is doubly triumphant.
It regales and entertains while at the same time providing
inspiration and practical wisdom. A truly gifted storyteller,
Cranston captures the reader's imagination and emotions from
beginning to end.
*Doris Kearns Goodwin*
By turns gritty,funny, and sad, this fiercely intelligent book from
the Breaking Bad star defies celebrity memoir tropes.
*Entertainment Weekly*
[A] substantial memoir from one of Hollywood's most introspective
stars...anyone interested in acting will devour Cranston's savvy
advice about honing one's craft and building one's career.
*Booklist*
It's an engrossing first-person account by one of our finest actors
and I couldn't put it down.
*HUFFINGTON POST*
Fans of Breaking Bad will be glued to this riveting memoir, which
looks at how he worked to create such a dark and legendary
character. But long before Walter White, Bryan Cranston's life
story was fascinating and dramatic.
*IRISH COUNTRY MAGAZINE*
His memoir, A Life in Parts, shows him as a superb anecdotalist
with an honest take on how he dealt with fame found later in
life."
*SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE*
a fascinating read and a satisfying look into Cranston's life
*ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS*
A great guy reading his great book to you like you're both just
downing session IPAs in some crack-in-the-wall bar no one else has
found. Cranston's widely acclaimed memoir has been winning praise
for its earnest account of a good man fighting to be the actor he
always dreamed of, and his gentle, confessional honesty shines
through all the more when spoken in his loveable folksy tones.
*MR HYDE*
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