Bryan Cranston Answers Your Questions | Actually Me

Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston (Walter White) joins British GQ in Actually Me, as he goes online to answer the internet’s questions. The American actor responds to questions from Twitter, Reddit & Quora as well as replying to KZbin & Instagram comments and fact-checking Wikipedia.
The Breaking Bad star reveals how he adopted Walter White’s persona, and how that varied when playing scenes as Heisenberg: ‘What I did is, I patterned Walter White after my father, who was 30 years older than me… more rounded shoulders for an older man, a deeper, deeper voice. And then when he transitions into becoming Heisenberg, his shoulders go back, his voice goes stronger and becomes more formidable to his enemies.’ Watch the full episode as Bryan Cranston goes undercover with British GQ in Actually Me.
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00:00 - Twitter
01:05 - Wikipedia
01:47 - Instagram
02:24 - Reddit
03:18 - Quora
05:39 - KZbin
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[@currymitch5119]

Bryan Cranston should've played Commissioner Gordon a long time ago

[@ultrainvestigacionesultravideo]

He did it. Batman animated movie

[@jasonmalice]

@@ultrainvestigacionesultravideo great movie

[@ultrainvestigacionesultravideo]

@@jasonmalice super cool movie

[@mohammedsirajuddin8541]

Bryan Cranston as Hugo Strange would be crazy.

[@hxnrytaylor]

Mr Freeze

[@Gambley]

He has such genuine dad humor and I love it

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@thespiderfrommars2840]

That’s Hal for you

[@SavingPrivateBob]

His timing is impeccable. He's a genuine comedian forged with dad humour

[@flyingspaghettimonster2925]

he did a your mom joke on a fan, and not just any innocuous one; literally insinuating that he bangs the fan's mom when he goes to Albuquerque

[@Noconstitutionfordemocrats1]

​@@flyingspaghettimonster2925Dad's gonna do what dad's gonna do.

[@valerie0000]

“How did you come up with Walter White’s voice?” “I opened my mouth and started speaking.” 😂

[@HaiderPlayz_cool]

walter blanco

[@H.Cat725]

José Miguel Rosas

[@shady8045]

honestly yeah, like that's just his voice lol.

[@MarkTomeh]

He speaks slightly deepet

[@carljhonson6593]

I am your 700th like (I expect a thanks)

[@dreadmoder]

I'm at 1:46 in the video. I just sneezed and literally immediately afterwards, Bryan says "bless you." I will remember this forever.

[@Yanbayan47]

Do you still remember that

[@giovannaputhumana8460]

That's hilarious!

[@Kleber_C]

@@Yanbayan47Well he gets a notification whenever someone's replying to his comment bozo

[@Durdenkettyyty]

Jesus Christ the chances… there’s no way that can be random(breaking bad reference)

[@Yanbayan47]

@@Kleber_C ok

[@my_guy1001]

Bryan Cranston is one of my favourite celebraties. He's chill, down to earth, kind and hilarious without be too loud, fantastic man👍

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@MRHEY]

celebraties

[@VsAngeel]

Yes, 99.1% true

[@noobienuub9457]

@@VsAngeel Heh

[@Moony_7860]

Same goes for Aaron Paul, I feel like a lot of the BrBa cast seems very cool

[@TorQueMoD]

I love Bryan Cranston. He just seems like such a genuinely well balanced and likeable guy :)

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

He does

[@umberto488]

You can tell by the way he defended Jesse

[@fandaianimations]

he isss dude

[@ethanlong4670]

He has, at least in the animated Batman Year One movie.

[@Timorio]

How do you know he's not acting?

[@jonathancohoon]

Never thought I'd ever see Bryan Cranston answer a question of mine. Weird feeling lol.

[@christofell]

He just likes bushes apparently

[@DrPistachio]

5:46

[@Vowa_]

Lol you got answered by the goat

[@redbuIIracing33]

And called your name.. Say My Name.

[@SKY-wt2pp]

Don't you mean 'weird feeling yo'

[@tonyramirez1112]

I met Bryan Cranston and he’s truly an incredible person. Humble and hilarious in person

[@CapNCrunch111]

wish i was you

[@xuus]

@@CapNCrunch111 same

[@jonsentio3150]

I bet he was the chemistry teacher you met in highschool

[@CadillacDriver]

Yeah, sure you did...

[@monkey7431_]

I met him at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.

[@TheStudioArchitect]

Bryan Cranston is like a really confident and funny version of Walter White. He's awesome!

[@ramennoodles337]

Walter White if he didn't leave Gray Matter for 5000 dollars

[@TheStudioArchitect]

@@ramennoodles337 The Good Ending

[@spartyontop]

Walter white if he never married Skylar.

[@TheStudioArchitect]

@@spartyontop syklar wihte mean worst braekign bed charter

[@landonadams9935]

Walter white if healthcare was free

[@winlover37]

I'll always remember getting blown away watching Breaking Bad for the first time. I only ever knew Cranston from Malcolm in the Middle, watching Heisenberg emerge was such a dramatic shift in tone for his career. He portrayed a good villain! Thank you for all your submissions in art, Bryan. A legend.

[@2fast4me9]

i had the same experience!

[@nintyfanr]

I love Breaking Bad and have never seen MITM aside from a few scenes on KZbin, and it blows me away that it's the same guy! Incredible range

[@hubbsllc]

Over the course of a few years I kept hearing how good BB was - that it was legendary, even while it was still running. I hadn't been watching much series TV (still don't) so I simply wanted to see what the big deal was. I wound up seeing the whole series over the course of maybe 3-4 months and yeah, I saw what the big deal was. It's one of TV's best offerings ever, and I expect I'll want to go through it all again.

[@winlover37]

@@hubbsllc It's funny you say that, I too wasn't too big on watching TV and still aren't really. BB broke the mould for me! If you haven't watched El Camino or Better Call Saul you absolutely should!

[@2fast4me9]

@@hubbsllc You should watch better call saul if you havent already, its just as good as BB and sometimes I liked it even more!

[@Megalodon.666]

I've always love Walter White's iconic quote, "I am not in the danger, Skyler. I am the danger!" and then he dangered all over Skyler.

[@guapatio]

😩

[@nishonly1658]

he is indeed A DANGER

[@CarlosFlores-pl3lb]

😳😳😳

[@PnALynx]

You got one part of that wrong...

[@liamphibia]

Ah, classic line.😌

[@treiz01]

It's funny to me that Breaking Bad is where people seem to have discovered what an amazing actor Bryan Cranston is... those of us who watched Malcolm in the Middle already knew. Hal may be a character played mostly for laughs, but he pulled that character off to a degree that is simply incredible.

[@Revalopod]

What you believe me if I said my first exposure to him was from Godzilla xD

[@lifeonabudget8513]

He was brilliant in Malcolm in the Middle. When I was told about Breaking Bad, I said "oh that's Brian Cranston from Malcolm in the Middle!"

[@navers87]

One of the finest actors of all time. Walter White, one of my favourite characters of all time, in one of the greatest shows of all time! This is how special he is.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@ilovecaulk2542]

All time

[@nyzrh]

This is one of the comments of all time.

[@monhi64]

Ughh I’m so used to people saying “one of the of all time” that I initially interpreted that as an insult 😅

[@st4rsholl0w]

i love bryan and brba but why is a r4p1st and serial abuser one of your favorite fictional characters

[@brandenjones192]

Bryan Cranston is a national treasure and must be protected at all cost.

[@samueljweston]

International

[@gustavbrinkel5489]

Trite.

[@lukeconnell-rg4cz]

International treasure

[@cowhatcat8158]

You think someone needs protection its him? Hes the one who protects!

[@Justinhomii]

I'm not looking forward to his passing

[@nolimitzzz4775]

Bryan poured his heart and soul into that Quora post

[@refugex]

He really did, typed out a whole novel and everything 😂

[@geeshta]

3:28 bruh that insta switch to Heisenberg is terrifying and hilarious at the same time

[@KoenRH2803]

I am a filmmaker and Brian's work with Vince Gillighan (but not limited to) is nothing less than awe inspiring every time I watch it. Thanks for being an endless source of inspiration for me and thousands of other storytellers. I am forever grateful.

[@josiahgonzalez942]

Peter G crying in a corner from all the kids who watch BB who think Vince wrote it all by himself 🤦‍♂️😂

[@SM_9991]

When Bryan talks, we listen.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@dertyp6833]

And he is the one who knocks

[@ACTS-1631]

​@@dertyp6833He is the one who talks

[@saul_goodman15]

@@ACTS-1631we are the one who listens

[@cheeseballs3825]

I love actors like him that nail every role. Goofy dad, egg head, king pin, undercover agent. Bravo!

[@SirQuantization]

Bryan actually has an incredible voice. I'd listen to any audiobook he narrated. Someone get on that!

[@nokyuen9792]

He has golden voice

[@slickRhythm13]

He narrates his own memoir on Audible!

[@nuunalds3054]

He narrated the Audiobook version of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and he was perfect for it! Great book with the greatest audiobook narration I've ever heard (and still my favorite)

[@inglatera1910]

Facts

[@octogonzone2182]

"Jesse, did you put your name in the goblet?"

[@pab1381]

He holds a special place in my heart. He looks exactly like my dad who passed in 2010 when I was 20. Especially in the beginning of BB. I doubt he will see this but in the off f*cking chance he does thank you for all you do. Whenever I watch anything he’s in I subconsciously think of my father. Love from Chicago my friend!

[@jojostwin2492]

I’m sorry for your loss man.

[@CameronShull]

this is beautiful

[@DarkClaws914]

darkclaws914

[@babycornsnake]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@placeholderdoe]

Sorry for your loss dude

[@user-wu2lh7di2l]

He can be so funny yet add so much depth to Walter White, such a talent.

[@Getsuga-1]

People keep telling me I'm crazy for saying this, but I swear Bryan would make an incredible live action Omni-Man. He's already proven he can pull off a Dad role as well as a terrifying murderer role.

[@Bookgurl656]

YES!! I can totally see it! Especially since he’s rockin’ the hair and mustache now.

[@thephoenix4093]

Nah omni man's voice actor would be best. He looks just like him.

[@kendawgthemasterdude]

Not nearly jacked enough

[@kendawgthemasterdude]

Not nearly jacked enough

[@cons9053]

Someone should cast him as LBJ in a drama history, or alternate history TV show. Guy looks exactly like him

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

I love how he didn’t say no he said do it as a hobby, fantastic answer

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

It is. Most don't make it as an actor.

[@coolcat8b]

A policeman? That explains the amazing stache. He studied policing just long enough to get the secret to growing one of those. If you ever meet that girl again, tell her a big thank you from all of us. Without her, we would have missed out on the great actor you are. A MitM reunion would be awesome! Hal and Lois forever!

[@ino7604]

As popular as he is I still think he's underrated considering his incredible talent and amazing personality. He reminds me of a Robin Williams-tier actor & comedian. Also seems about as genuine and kind as Williams.

[@Awesome-vi3qv]

Walter White ???

[@siskabobs]

The way Bryan looks in this video, he could DEFINITELY play a current-day James Hetfield in a Metallica biopic.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@vasvas8914]

YEAH

[@yessir6427]

spot on

[@donnadizucchero]

Maaaannn...!!! Great eye you've got right there!!!

[@vergilsparda9356]

Commisioner Gordon

[@JAXARE99]

I appreciate that last answer he gave, too many times were told that if you dont put your 100% into something you should give up on it or leave it alone. Instead, how about turning it into a hobby, that way you can pursue something else in the career field but still be able to enjoy that hobby

[@scottslotterbeck3796]

Exactly. 99.99% of actors don't make it a career. Even good actors. Too much competition.

[@PatRick-sm5fe]

Him and Aaron staying friends after all this time is just so wholesome ❤

[@tosti24]

The look he gives to the camera while saying ''And boy, the research would be fun'' was spot on. I totally see him playing Hugh Hefner and doing a brilliant job. I hope some day he get's to do that research.

[@MannyBrum]

I love how Wikipedia editors roll back most of the edits done by celebrities on their own pages.

[@modernkennnern]

At least in this scenario (I checked) it was partially re-added after this released with citations

[@stephanberger3476]

As they should.

[@UndeadFleshgod]

Autobiographical content is considered a conflict of interest, that's why they remove it. You can't talk about yourself on your wiki page. And the Reddit comments are often auto-deleted too because the account karma is too low.

[@Kamingo170]

​@@UndeadFleshgodReddit is STILL doing that all these years later? God I hate reddit with a passion 😂

[@chrisprilloisebola]

@@UndeadFleshgod makes no sense

[@tharukaepaarachchi814]

2:44 "and boy the research would be fun"😂 I love Bryan Cranston.

[@mikewicked.x]

When talking about how the Walter White roles keep coming back to him, there's a real sense of Robin Williams in Bryan's face when he smiles.

[@jacksonw6742]

I think he would do such a wonderful job voicing an animated Ganondorf in a TLOZ movie. His voice is perfect and he could perfectly balance the menacing and humorous nature of the character and the vibe of the games. Obviously, he's not the physical embodiment of the character for a live action performance, but even then they could use CGI on a body double and get a great facial performance

[@dan003]

5:09 his exact pose to Hank when he says "You got me".

[@swastikdas9687]

true

[@TattooedGranny]

Bryan is just pure awesomeness.

[@marciaalencar2286]

I love Bryan Cranston. An extraordinary actor and human being.

[@joshmorris1637]

This man is a gem, protect him at all costs

[@kaede1491]

4:06 We can finally know the moment Walter White became Heisenberg. The meme is oficially over everyone.

[@user-hq4yq8cs4f]

Bryan Cranston should've played Commissioner Gordon a long time ago. You are undoubtedly a brilliant actor and an amazing person!.

[@olliepoplol5894]

What a cool dude. He always seems so genuine and humble

[@mjears]

Fantastic! The most interesting (and nicely distilled) behind-the-scenes I have ever watched. Bravo.

[@elonmusk1010]

We all want that Malcolm in the middle reboot

[@theokr89]

No, no... reboots are never good are they?

[@thorkagemob1297]

​@@theokr89not if its the same actors continuing the story, not recasting and doing the same thing.

[@Cash42]

Yes no maybe

[@BlackSabotage100]

Speak for yourself Musk.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

​@@theokr89lmao ❤

[@Goggles_m8]

I love the last one “if you’re not willing to go all in then just do it as a hobby”. Not everything you do has to be your entire life path, sometimes you can simply do things because you enjoy it. especially with film/TV there is so much going on behind the scenes, so much expensive equipment being used and so many people all working together at once and when you’re getting a foot in the door it can seem impossible, but there is nothing stopping you from simply gathering 1 or 2 friends and shooting something with your phone if that is what you enjoy doing. Not everything has to be perfect.

[@LionelPeng9141]

5:10 looks like he's about to say "You got me"

[@MeetMrMayhem88]

Im rewatching Breaking Bad right now (for the 4th time), but this time with my 14 year old daughter's first watch. It's awesome watching it again with someone who's never seen it. Bryan's portrayal of Walt never gets old, incredible character. We are on the final 6 episodes... then we start her first time seeing Better Call Saul 😊

[@imageignition23]

Then finish it off with El Camino

[@kevinriley962]

Then TRULY finish it off with Slippin' Jimmy

[@MeetMrMayhem88]

@imageignition23 actually I think we may do El Camino n then BCS. But as of right now she don't know El Camino exists lol Don't want her to know what happens to Jesse, n then...'surprise! He has his own movie!' Lol

[@clauditorium]

BCS turned out to be such a different show from Breaking Bad. If anything, I think it supasses BB - that creative team got progressively better as time went on.

[@spartyontop]

@@MeetMrMayhem88That’s what I’m doing. I’m still on BCS but I watched El Camino before BCS.

[@beccabattalio]

The mustache is really doing it for me. But yeah, the ending of BB was brilliant, and the whole series was perfectly paced.

[@Zoruachi]

This is truly the moment Heisenberg became Bryan Cranston. How inspiring.

[@Ivanofficial52]

The fact that Aaron Paul is his business partner💀

[@nvision2514]

💀

[@nomisukeindustries]

At the time of this video I think Bryan's actual answer on Quora had 1 upvote.

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@calebwitts1232]

This is one of those episodes I could watch for 2+ hours

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@KatieDeGo]

Bryan Cranston seems like such a great human. That is all. ❤

[@ivalemfana]

1:05 that was Heisenberg in the flesh

[@jugglaassassin]

Malcolm in the Middle should get another season but as the kids as fathers and the parents as the new grandparents, only kid to not be a father is Dewey, he’s still a free spirit.

[@jaymes3554]

Sounds amazing

[@levirubin]

Bryan is so unbeliavably funny without even trying, love him.

[@mateoalarcon6670]

this man is so charismatic and fantastic that every word that comes out of his mouth feels like words of wisdom

[@twoodbeats]

For him to go from Tim Whatley, to Hal Wilkerson to Walter White is absolutely incredible

[@SandraLand]

Walter White did a terrific job playing Bryan Cranston on this!

[@victormedina98]

I just wanna take the moment to say THANK YOU for existing, Bryan Cranston.

[@skullies3580]

can we thank Bryan Cranston's Counselor? if it wasn't for him we wouldn't even have Bryan in the acting world. the butterfly effect works in mysterious ways

[@Yezpahr]

4:21 As this sentence went on, goose bumps covered my entire skin more and more. All the post-BB Walter White content feels like a fever dream. That flash video where he intimidates a tied up viewer and even speaks a customized name, it was one of the best cross-overs with the real world a show could make. The one who made that up needs a raise.

[@dontknowdocare]

Loved him in Malcolm in the middle. I think comedic actors are underrated. I think more actors could credibly play Walters White than Hal. Cranston was so commited to that role!

[@DeutscherPatrick]

A Malcolm in the Middle reunion movie would be incredible

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@twistedlogiclistener]

Considering the last episode the whole family was like “you’re gonna be president Malcolm” … I would love to see the reunion go in that direction

[@jaymes3554]

Yess please I hope they do it

[@uncovidvaxxforthestrongand3582]

bryan cranston needs to be loved while he's alive and remembered for his amazing tv and film work. long live bryan cranston! one of america's national treasures!!!

[@vieiluchiha6185]

4:00 Such a great actor

[@ricksanchez3189]

5:15 I can feel the Heisenberg talk when he talks about if he misses it or not lol

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@nathanrussell2629]

Walter White is good at playing this Bryan Cranston guy.

[@kinmunreal]

A wonderful actor, thanks for the video with him!

[@Lumpus_]

We don't deserve this man. Such an eloquent and chill guy

[@lacyLor]

Oh my gosh. I had just sneezed and was working on my second one when he said “bless you”. Had to back it up to make sure he said it again before I flipped out. Thanks Bryan I guess.. 😳

[@mapother33]

Breaking Bad ended 10 years ago. How come this guy looks better now than he did then? Although... Do you remember Tim Whatley? That guy was fineeeeee

[@Chimponaut]

Bryan looked great back then, Walter on the other hand.

[@DoxBoySpace]

THE BEST VIDEO I EVER SEEN BEFORE PLEASE DO SECOND PART

[@spishyofficial]

Bryan Cranston is a national treasure

[@Cash42]

Literally one of my favorite actors, Bryan is great

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@spartyontop]

He’s the goat pretty much now.

[@Panch0_Villa]

i grew up and I saw him go from a dad in Malcolm in the middle to a drug lord. it was so cool I and I loved him in both shows

[@tragicrhythm]

Hilarious storyteller. Saw him on Graham Norton and he was captivating.

[@marcialbenjamindiazflores292]

I had only seen his (awesome) acting in BB and Malcolm, but never an interview, now i love him 10000000x times more

[@langdonbiggs1596]

If I won a chance to have dinner with a celebrity it would be him. He's just so cool.

[@WackyWillster]

We were watching this and somebody sneezed and bro went “bless you” I’m crying

[@SlavicSloth]

Bryan just feels so wholesome,. I love it.

[@tdoyr2119]

Still waiting for Bryan Cranston to play Gordon Freeman in the unfortunately nonexistent Half-Life movie

[@MarilynQuagliata-mq5rr]

You are undoubtedly a brilliant actor and an amazing person!

[@Lance_33]

This guy is totally awesome no matter what he does!!!!!!!!! Has to be a really great guy to hang out with and chop it up

[@milessynborski5303]

i love listening to bryan cranston talk

[@oussamazeamari6951]

man is so majestic and simple, very loveable person

[@themythicfire7560]

Didn't know Bryan Cranston is Old Snake.. He needs to bein the new Metal Gear Solid movie

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊😅😅

[@PuppetOneFnaf]

0:48 the fact that right under Bryan’s reply is one about TF2 means he could’ve of read it and could’ve been aware about TF2

[@j1ashwin512]

Man his voice is so soothing. Could listen to him talking all day long.

[@BreakingCallSaulEdits]

"He keeps coming back into my life" 🥺🙂

[@IrelandRave]

This is what we needed

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊😊

[@jiminsshii]

Love him sm..such a talented, brilliant and humble actor

[@LeonardoGPN]

I love that all actor that have an iconic character treat this character as a separated entity.

[@offbrandcontent8779]

You can literally see him turn into Walter White again, when talking about Breaking Bad.

[@nitzer280]

This was great. Really enjoyable.

[@sw33tialucard]

Walter white plays Bryan Cranston so well.

[@fielpiel8144]

I love malcom in the middle the essence of the show would be so difficult to recreate, but the nostalgia alone would make me watch it

[@Gabe94dotcom]

True ❤😊

[@Trickshotter]

Bryan's voice somehow fits every stage Walter goes into in the series

[@cosmiccuteness3910]

bryan cranston is the most chill guy ever! he's the most amazing guy :)

[@maximmillions]

Such a good guy. That last comment about acting really inspired me because I felt those same feelings when I joined my first high school play and i knew I wanted to dedicate some part of my life to that. Even if it's just a hobby :)