The 90 best quotes by Bryan Cranston

Reflections and quotes from actor Bryan Cranston, most famous for his role as Walter White.

Bryan Cranston is an established actor, producer, screenwriter and film director. Recognized for his roles in drama and action stories, although it was his role as Walter White in the series 'Breaking Bad', which catapulted him to fame. He has also participated in other series such as 'Malcolm in the middle' and 'Seinfeld'.

In the following lines we will see a selection of the best sentences of Bryan Cranstoncommented.

The most memorable phrases of Bryan Cranston

Below you can see a list of the most iconic phrases of Bryan Cranston on various topics and life experiences, and some coming from his character of Heisenberg.

I learned a long time ago that you have to focus on the things you can control. I simply ignored the ones you can't control.

Great life advice that invites reflection from the perspective of stoicism..

2. I like to talk to specialists. I have been talking to specialists for 32 years. There is a lot of craziness in them.

It never hurts to hear advice from experienced people.

3. If all the scenes were great, the movie would be monotonous.

A movie should have ups and downs in its plot.

4. Never lie to a liar.

A peculiar vicious circle.

5. Our whole society is instantaneous.

Reflections of Walter White.

6. If that's true, if you don't know who I am, then perhaps your best bet is to tread carefully.

Heisenberg in all his glory.

7. What's interesting is that a man without facial hair is less intimidating than a man with facial hair, and a man who is bald is more intimidating than a man with hair.

Very true contradictions.

8. Agents are inherently egocentric.

Every person in an important position tends to be egocentric.

9. I'm a big fan of "Mad Men."

Talking about his movie tastes.

10. I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive.

Walter White's reasons for doing what he did.

11. When I was a kid there was a very select group of channels, programs had to have more than one broad appeal and they just didn't offer much. Now you have a situation where the world of television has expanded and there are hundreds of channels.

A very interesting anecdote about television in your childhood.

12. As a director, you have to tell actors how good they are.

Reference to his work as a film director.

13. I've realized that fear is the worst thing of all. That's the real enemy.

Fear paralyzes us and prevents us from evolving in our lives.

14. Say my name.

Heisenberg gave Walter White a new and brutal confidence.

15. Luck is a component that many people in the arts sometimes fail to recognize: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.

Many build their luck by working their skills.

16. Any kind of oppression of civil rights is wrong.

No one should keep anyone oppressed.

17. Mixing humor and politics is something that works.

Humor is a great tool for telling certain truths.

18. It's over. I've won.

Walter White's moment of realization.

19. We've been trained since kindergarten: be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squelch our natural selfish instincts, and that's what's best for society.

It is always a good option to to cultivate good relationships with others.

20. Adult love is always conditional.

For adults, the rule is always give and take or sometimes give and demand.

21. A man opens the door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No! I'm the one who knocks.

Always face up to your actions.

22. Nothing can change what we have done.

You can't change the past, but you can work for a better future.

23. My personal feeling, if I may interject a political note, is that I don't think it's right that basic health care is a privilege. It should not be. It should be a right of every human being. And certainly in the richest country in the world.

Health should be a primary right and easily accessible to all. Not just a for-profit business.

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24. You don't want to be a Kardashian.

A critique of the most famous family in reality TV.

25. I have some anger issues.

Getting carried away with anger can lead us to a point of no return.

26. I've spent my whole life scared, scared of things that could happen. I spent fifty years at it and I'm exhausted. But you know what? Since my diagnosis, I sleep very well.

Life changed completely for Walter White after learning of his Cancer diagnosis.

27. I want to experience everything.

We all have that adventurous spirit to quench.

28. I love my country. It has a good government. But good things can be improved.

Governments should always improve.

29. I'm in the empire's business.

About the drug business in Breaking Bad.

30. When you're an actor in grade school, high school, college, whatever, you start to realize what you're really good at, what's a good thing, what's good in it, and you start to compartmentalize.

A reflection on the whole process of learning to act throughout life..

31. You can let go of love as easily as falling in love.

That is, in a somewhat difficult way.

32. Maybe even today I'm going to hear some bad news, but until then... Who's in charge? Me! That's how I live my life.

Take charge of your life.

33. If you think there's a hell, we're almost certainly going there. But I'm not going to lie down until I get there.

If there's one positive example we can take from Breaking Bad, it's the determination to live by our own rules.

34. I am the danger.

Showing what he became as Heisenberg.

35. I'm the guy who calls.

Taking the first step.

36. It's funny, I try to stay healthy. I started doing Bikram yoga, which is that greenhouse yoga, 105 degree yoga for 90 minutes. It is very good, you purge all the sweat and there is drinking water.

Talking about maintaining good health.

37. The only thing we actors can control is to say yes or no.

About accepting or rejecting a role.

38. I have no free time.

The actor is always busy.

39. Money has never been my main goal.

There are those who do not focus entirely on money.

40. Therefore, get up, go out into the real world and kick that bastard so hard that with your right hand you can knock his teeth out.

One of Bryan Cranston's quotes about defeating fear at all times, not to let it paralyze us.

41. I like doing comedy because you laugh while you work.

A great way to work.

42. You know the business, and I know the chemistry.

A perfectly lethal combination in Breaking Bad.

43. The soul? There's nothing here, just chemistry.

Heisenberg focused on doing his job.

44. But if you know yourself and what you are capable of doing, it's just a matter of chance.

To achieve something you have to have confidence in yourself and work on your talents.

45. In certain circumstances, we can all become dangerous. So why not show this in our programs?

Talk about capturing reality on television.

46. Smoking pot, eating Cheetos and masturbating are not "plans" I believe.

Behaviors with addictive potential that, if they become an element of dependency, get us nowhere.

47. Yes, Mr. White. Yes science.

Science is Walter White's forte.

48. Love is not as important as good health. You can't be in love if you're not healthy. You can't appreciate it.

Taking care of our health should be a priority.

49. Part of an actor's job is to craft a backstory.

Every performance must be convincing and tell something powerful.

50. My goal has always been to be an active actor.

Talking about staying on the big screenfrom your perspective as an actor.

51. I saw Jane die. I was there. And I saw her die of an overdose, she drowned and died. I could have saved her. But I didn't.

One of the hardest moments for Walter White.

52. Until I shaved my head, I didn't realize how much heat I felt from my hair. I go out in the winter and it feels like I'm walking around with an ice pack on my head.

A funny anecdote about having hair and being bald.

53. I prefer my job as an actor to being a director because acting is easier.

Recognizing the differences between the two fields.

54. It was a classified operation, so the ceremony will be classified.

Everything classified.

55. Who become addicted to emotions. Our endorphins kick in and it's like a high. On the low end I might love roller coasters. On the high end I might be a bank robber or something.

Living the thrills always brings benefits.

56. I want to be a husband, I want to be a father and maybe have the experience of being a grandfather.

Life dreams.

57. The things a man can do for his family.

What drove Walter White into the world of drugs.

58. Every few months I come here for a routine checkup knowing that one of those, to hell!

Being aware of his early death.

59. The great thing about comedy, of course, is that you set up a situation that the person identifies with and then embarrass them for it.

How comedy works.

60. If we wanted applause we would have joined the circus.

Exaggerated praise is a nuisance.

61. With madness, everything becomes unpredictable. That's one small defense that insanity has.

Talking about the decisions that are made in insanity.

62. There is gold in the streets waiting for someone to come along and pick it up.

At any moment it is possible to do something to improve our surroundings.

63. My passion is to be every time involved in a good job because it means that an actor or writer or director or producer or the whole thing is not so important to me.

Working exclusively for film.

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64. I look like everybody.

All people have things in common.

65. At my age, I don't think anyone is safe from cancer.

A sad reality that attacks older people.

66. All I can do is wait... for the cancer to come back.

The reality in which Walter White managed in the series Breaking Bad.

67. Imagination is part of the arsenal that actors can draw on.

Imagination is the main tool of every actor, because it allows to perform mental experiments.

68. Never make the same mistake twice.

Falling into the same mistakes can mean a resistance to move forward or learn the lesson behind that mistake.

69. You are very lucky, you didn't have to wait your whole life to do something special.

There are those who succeed early. While others get their chance later.

70. You must stop focusing on the darkness behind you. The past is the past.

The past cannot come back.

71. I think if you believe in past lives, you must have been a very deprived welfare. I must have been abused, beaten and forced into indentured servitude, because this life has just been phenomenal.

Talking about reincarnations.

72. I'm trying to do more directing of television programs.

Current focus.

73. This family is everything to me. Without it I have nothing to lose.

Family is fundamental.

74. I can say with certainty: people who are at their best right now can't stand that. You can't. It's against the law of nature. It is against the law of nature.

Many people tend to destroy their own success.

75. People want to be rich, but they want to make easy money. Who doesn't want to win the lottery?

There is no such thing as easy money.

76. You can't end it by giving them something they can't ask for.

Sincerity is more valuable than a hopeful lie.

77. Be careful.

One of Heisenberg's most iconic phrases.

78. There are so many things that can go wrong in executing a project like a TV show or a movie, so many small elements, any number of things, all the way to marketing as they could market it wrong and no one finds it and down it goes.

Everything in life involves risk. So don't be afraid to take a risk.

79. Danger is cool.

An adrenaline lover.

80. I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

Showing his love for his acting work.

81. If you have a level of expectation in your life that you have to be a star, quote unquote, whatever it is, you may be setting yourself up for failure.

Not only do you have to prepare to succeed, but you also have to prepare to lose.

82. I want all these experiences. When I die, I want to be exhausted.

About having a full life.

83. When you have children, you always have family. They are always going to be your priority.

Children bring a new world for parents to live in.

84. I imagine I won't be here for long.

No one is eternal.

85. Whenever you start a project, you can be sure that criticism will receive a warm welcome.

Criticism is inherent in our work.

86. Be a sharp thinker.

We must be prepared for anything we want to do.

87. It's kind of like your credo.

Everyone has their own particular beliefs.

88. I don't really relax. When I sleep, I relax.

The only time to rest when you have a hectic life.

89. I think naturally, if you're an actor, there's a high level of aggressiveness that you have to have to survive this business. There is no confidence in being assertive, and there is no strength and confidence.

You have to maintain an active profile in the acting world, so you don't get pigeonholed.

90. If you are a person who complains all the time, you are just that boy who cries wolf. But if you complain when you have a reason, people will listen to you.

A lot of complaining is in our mind.