A Life in Parts: Bryan Cranston - Softcover

Cranston, Bryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409156591 ISBN 13: 9781409156598

Publisher: Seven Dials, 2017

Synopsis

With BREAKING BAD, Bryan Cranston created moments that had the world on the edge of their seats and coined catchphrases that became famous all over the globe. Now, at last, we can learn of the man behind one of TV's most successful programmes ever.
Bryan Cranston's profile has skyrocketed, due to his portrayal of chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer Walter White, for five seasons in the award-winning BREAKING BAD.
For the first time readers can discover how he beat off competition from Matthew Broderick and Steve Zahn for the role, to stories about the cast and life after Walter. Told with honesty and intrigue this will be Bryan's first - and - definitive autobiography. It is the ultimate book for the fans of BREAKING BAD.

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Review:

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. (Phil Simon 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." (Jonathan Dean SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE)

a fascinating read and a satisfying look into Cranston's life (Pip Ellwood ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS)

Book Description:

The long-awaited autobiograghy by TV's greatest leading man, Bryan Cranston

About this edition

• Publisher: Seven Dials
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1409156591
• ISBN 13: 9781409156598
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288