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Bryan Cranston Arrives At The 2018 Tribeca TV Festival In NYC
Daniela's Lens caught up with television's favorite star Bryan Cranston at the 2nd Annual Tribeca TV Festival. See the highlights below!
Actor Bryan Cranston stopped by Spring Studios yesterday and delivered a very candid interview as part of the 2018 Tribeca Talk series. The "Breaking Bad" star opened up about the mental and physical toll that acting has taken on him, while revealing how hard it was to come back from filming such emotionally demanding scenes.
Daniela's Lens was there to capture all of the best moments from TV's favorite star and we can guarantee this is one you won't want to miss!
Take a look below:
3:22 p.m.
"Are you staying for Bryan Cranston?" the PR asks me after I'm done photographing Jussie Smollet.
"Of course!" I say.
3:45 p.m.
Bryan Cranston is here and poses for us.
3:55 p.m.
After the photo op, I pack my camera and head upstairs to the Q&A. The room is packed.
4:21 p.m.
Moderator David Edelstein comes on stage.
"When did I really recognize Bryan Cranston?" he says. "I think it was when this wild bald guy stole the Emmy from Jon Hamm!"
Edelstein is referring to the 2010 Emmy Awards when Bryan Cranston surprisingly won the best lead actor award in a drama series for his performance in Breaking Bad. Up runner Jon Hamm was nominated for starring in "Mad Men" and was expected to win.
4:30 p.m.
Bryan Cranston about acting: "Your body doesn't know the difference between acting and real life." he says, "Acting takes a toll. Emotionally and physically. It takes a while to come back from that. It's exhausting and exhilarating."
4:35 p.m.
He then describes the devastating scene in Breaking Bad where Walt, played by Bryan, does nothing to save the life of Jane and she dies right in front of him.
"In a second her face lost all characteristics and out of it came the face of my real daughter choking to death, and it scared the hell out of me," he says.
"And after the scene, everyone is going: that was so great! And I'm a weeping mess."
4:42 p.m.
"As an actor, you have to have four things: You need to be talented, you need to really want it, and besides you have to be able to open the doors of your emotional closet even if it makes you vulnerable. The feeling of jealousy, envy, the feeling you could kill someone," he says. "And the fourth component for an actor is to have imagination. What would it feel like to want to kill someone?"
4:53 p.m.
"My dad was an actor, and he went through the typical stages of an actors life," he says and makes up and down gestures with his hands. "One year we got a new car, the next year we sold the car and got an old car. One year he built a swimming pool. The next year we couldn't use it because there was no money to clean it."
Daniela Kirsch is a renowned entertainment photographer and founder of NameFace — an event photo agency based in New York City. Through her creative expertise and unique visual style, Kirsch not only just knows more than just a thing or two about photographing A-list events, but is forever changing the way we interact with the entertainment industry. In June 2018, Kirsch teamed up with Patch to launch the photo series 'Daniela's Lens' offering weekly features from local events to red carpet magic.
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