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A Life in Parts
- Narrated by: Bryan Cranston
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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A rare treat, Bryan Cranston narrates his own fascinating life story with the same wit and raw emotion that characterizes his acting repertoire. Listen as the actor takes us through his early days as a struggling actor to his meteoric rise following his acclaimed, award-winning portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father, a struggling actor and director, cast him in a commercial. Soon Bryan was haunting the local movie theater, reenacting scenes with his older brother. Acting was clearly his destiny - until one day his father disappeared.
As a young man on a classic cross-country motorcycle trip, he found himself stranded at a rest area in the Blue Ridge Mountains. To pass the time, he read a tattered copy of Hedda Gabler, and in a flash he found himself face-to-face with his original calling. Suddenly he thought this was what he would do with the rest of his life. Act.
In his riveting memoir, A Life in Parts, Cranston traces his journey from chaotic childhood to his dramatic epiphany to megastardom and a cultlike following by revisiting the many parts he's played on camera (astronaut, dentist, candy bar spokesperson, president of the United States, etc.) and off (paperboy, farmhand, dating consultant, murder suspect, son, brother, lover, husband, father).
With great humour and humility, Cranston chronicles his unlikely rise from a soap opera regular to a recurring spot on Seinfeld. He recalls his run as the well-meaning goofball, Hal, on Malcolm in the Middle, and he gives a bracing account of his challenging run on Broadway as President Lyndon Johnson, pushing himself to the limit as he prepared for a tour de force that would win him a Tony to accompany his four Emmys. And, of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest, most fascinating details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of the most riveting performances ever captured on screen: Walter White, chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin in Breaking Bad.
Discussing his failures as few men do, describing his work as few actors can, Cranston has much to say about innate talent and its benefits, challenges and proper maintenance, but ultimately A Life in Parts is about the necessity and transformative power of hard work.
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- Millicent Bystander
- 29-10-16
Inspired
Loved it. Author did a great job of story telling and keeping the attention. Well read and well written
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- D. J. Craig
- 14-12-17
Inside the head of the man who knocks
A well laid and thought out review of his life. Nothing short of what you expect RC to be like both as a person and as an actor during the creative development. It’s been very interesting to learn about his journey, feelings and adventures as I have grown up watching RC through Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad. I recommend this book to any fans of either or both shows to get a look at life in the head of the committed actor RC is.
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- michael
- 15-01-18
great book
great book about bryan cransten very in depth a little sluggish in places but overall very good
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- Joanna
- 17-02-18
Inspirational!
I could listen to this on repeat everyday! Bryan Cranston is truly an inspirational man.
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- El3et
- 17-12-18
Brilliant
A great insight into Bryan’s life and his performance is amazing. Highly recommend this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-18
Very educational
Funny , sad , educational in one place ! Great for us actors but not only . Go Bryan !
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- Colin D.
- 05-09-17
Highly Recommended Listen!
Fascinating autobiography of a fantastic actor, brilliantly read by the man himself.
Bryan really threw himself into the performance. Listening to him felt so much better than reading the book for myself.
I particularly enjoyed hearing about Bryan as Walter White and the brilliant Breaking Bad series.
Highly recommended listen!
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- Luke R.
- 14-02-17
Brilliant
Such an interesting guy! I had no idea how deep some of his parts were.
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- Angelos
- 20-10-20
Nothing short of perfection.
Just finished this book and WOW! Just WOW!
I literally have no words to describe just how amazing this was.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-10-22
fascinating life story and brilliantly told
couldn't stop listening, his voice is so rich with emotion it's a joy to listen to
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