Bryan Cranston | Full Q&A at the Oxford Union

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An American actor and director, Bryan Cranston is best known for playing Walter White in crime drama series Breaking Bad, a role for which he has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor no fewer than four times.
He was also widely praised for his portrayals of Hal in the comedy series Malcolm in The Middle, and Dr Tim Whatley in Seinfeld, and is currently starring in Network at the National Theatre. He is further known for his active campaigning against AIDS, a cause for which he raised donations at his 2014 Broadway show All The Way.
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[@stephengiese7753]

I have never heard an actor who had so many revealing thoughts and expressed them so well. Fantastic. He wants his audience to succeed and really cares about them. Expressing good and bad times in his life. Figuring it out and coming out on top. I love this actor alot. Thanks.

[@vignouts]

this guy is pure human, we need more Bryan Cranston, we need more humanity

[@danielm4098]

How can Oxford university not produce a better interviewer than this? Damn.

[@Kalleri13]

Equality reasons probably.

[@GeluTavi]

Simple answer: they (President of Oxford Union) are elected not based on their interview skills

[@timsyoutube6051]

Prodigal 7 Dark skinned, female and disabled. She's a box ticker, the BBC are gunna love her.

[@cameronhughes9707]

If you have met oxford students, they are not adept in media spaces

[@lionheart2663]

@@timsyoutube6051 u r the one who is “disabled” in your thought process and sensibilities

[@LaneCarter]

He's so insightful yet so real.

[@jarko2727]

I have a comment on the interviewer, which seems to get alot of stick from people. I think she was great! Seemed a bit nervous, but who would not be a bit nervous asking Bryan Cranston questions? The good thing she did, was to let him speak! Never interupted or wanted to steal the limelight herself, so great job! I really enjoyed listening to Bryan, an amazing actor and even better man! Thank you!

[@salvadora.l.972]

I think many people didn't get that this was a Q&A session more than an interview. She did her work pretty well!

[@danewiley4215]

Ya I don't know why people are so hung up on the interviewer. She is a kid and the point of the video is for Bryan to share his knowledge to up and coming adults, not to have a good interviewer.

[@ViceroyoftheDiptera]

On every OU vid, there is a group of people who love to mock the interviewers' skills as if they (a) could do better (b) had any idea how the union operates (c) comprehended how much work the average Oxford student has to do alongside OU stuff.

[@ChoppingtonOtter]

I love his motivation for getting into acting, no high faluting ideals or claims of destiny, but a very honest answer 😁.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

My "thumbs-up" was revoked when this truly pathetic-excuse-for-a-man proved to be a MANGINA at about the 36:00 minute mark.

[@ChoppingtonOtter]

Reverend Eslam what on earth is a mangina?

[@otterhero6229]

@@TheWorldTeacher ah dude I feel bad for you you just gotta embrace change.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Otter Hero Kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️

[@lartnestpasdemain]

Extremely inspiring Speech. I use it as a mantra to motivate myself to keep on walking kzbin.info/www/bejne/laK7h3RqfqaYh7M

[@jorgegomez524]

man, can this guy express himself.

[@fadelessdreamer]

I love how he's talking to these people like he WANTS them to learn and grow from what he's saying. He's not just talking about himself.

[@304Dolo]

I could listen to brian cranston speak all week

[@darlulittledeer3738]

excellent presentation by Mr. Cranston. Thanks so much for airing this.

[@CobaltSthenia]

I'm a simple man: I see Walter White, I click and like.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

I only saw Bryan but...

[@Not_An_EV]

@@TheWorldTeacher I think you mean Hal Wilkerson

[@TheWorldTeacher]

@@Not_An_EV, no, Mr. Troll.

[@Not_An_EV]

@@TheWorldTeacher ah yes you recognise him as the witch lawyer from the Sabrina the teenage witch episode troll bride good spot my friend.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

@@Not_An_EV, kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️

[@tamztamz7633]

What a truly beautiful and inspiring human being Bryan Cranston is! Respect!

[@bernlin2000]

Perhaps one of the most remarkable, yet down to earth, actors ok the planet. Very thoughtful man 🌟

[@garethm3242]

He is the one who rocks.

[@happypumpkin7956]

Jesus it's MiNeRaLs !!!

[@isaackmojica8302]

Yeah SCIENCE BITCH!!!

[@happydays9806]

She should of just handed him the questions and he could go through them himself, she was like a robot, no response or interaction.

[@ac2244]

What a humble, intelligent man. Shit interviewer though Christ almighty.

[@Tails7212]

My favourite actor next to Al Pacino, true entertainers and workers

[@testprepdojo9729]

I don’t even think of al Pacino as an actor anymore - he’s more of a clown that performs at children’s parties

[@deeprajsarkar4643]

Wisdom personified, this guy ❤❤

[@me48126]

The best one I’ve seen. Great guy.

[@GigiTupas]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom, Bryan. Life points.

[@Vinter2805]

At 8:49 the kid at the the right starts picking his nose and eats the stuff lmao

[@elijahtender8548]

Our perspectives are very interesting things. First time I watched this I was fascinated on what Brian was saying. Second time I yelled "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW" at the kid on the bottom right at 8:45.

[@Not_An_EV]

Hope he picked a winner 😂😂

[@lolores9006]

Sir Cranston. Tell The People "I Hope You All Enjoy My Pain" For Me. God Bless.

[@motiveintentionsincerity]

Great advise, travel, those places whom you'll encounter with the language barrier, immerse yourself (and not to casually dip ones toes like a tourist.) Great way of getting lost, (the loss of comfort, of being comfortable.)

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Wonderful.

[@juanpablolemos6299]

Papa cranston just gets life, he's my hero

[@philsheridan7659]

Brian Cranston is the best actor of our time. Even the great Johnny Depp doesn't have his range. what an interesting interview.

[@JR-ii5de]

Had me up until toxic masculinity

[@user-ch4ex3yy4l]

Especially the part when he says "old white men". I think that is BS. Think this kind of thing doesn't happen in India? Africa? Asia? South America? Think again.

[@jackdee5143]

THE INTERVIEWER ( AND I USE THAT WORD LOOSELY ), WAS SHOCKING . . . . . . : 0 )

[@pdkeast]

Creeeeep?

[@v.i.pperspective1169]

I know I’m very late to this, LOL! She was probably a fellow student. This could’ve been an assignment or a final project? If she’s doing a public speaking major of some kind maybe she got picked to interview Brian. Anyone would be nervous if it was their first or even second time interviewing someone famous in front of classmates.

[@jackdee5143]

@@v.i.pperspective1169 Uhhhmm Perhaps!!!!

[@toyota420xp]

Malcom in the middle hal is his best role.

[@lartnestpasdemain]

it is

[@thespaceflower]

One of my favourite celebrity talking

[@alexmora2342]

Bryan that's how I truly feel about acting! 22:30

[@aetheronautsomnid5261]

Wow I needed to hear that

[@JG-ld4rs]

It’s a good thing this guy never started a cult

[@dylanthrillmour866]

Bottle episodes of shows always tend to be my favourites. Pine Barrens for Sopranos or Part 8 of Twin Peaks are the standouts of those shows.

[@theantisocialway1700]

Legend!

[@warpgate_x]

at 8:50 this kid on the right starts to pick his nose and eats what he found there o.O

[@cmntg420]

I just noticed that myself..

[@superiorbeing95]

Dirty little so and so!

[@ALuiza-pm2dp]

:[ Edit: this is the second Oxford video I've seen today where someone picks then eats. In the other one, a seemingly well behaved young lady picks at her eyes and then eats her sleepy eye sand, more than once. W T F

[@Search1110]

There is no England anymore. It was shitted by animals.

[@mariannenimon2746]

I ADORE HIM!!!

[@thesweetyguy]

This is a great talk. I can’t believe some people left early, very disrespectful

[@sashana8310]

I know right? I would have felt privileged if I ever had him come to my school & share his knowledge & intellect 🙄 thankfully I've had the opportunity to meet him & he was absolutely lovely.

[@thesweetyguy]

@@sashana8310 that’s amazing to have met him. I can imagine he such down to earth. Seems a genuine person.

[@sashana8310]

@@thesweetyguy thank you! He's as lovely & genuine in person as he is here; a tad sassy but that adds to his charm & humour. Definitely one of the best in the industry.

[@thesweetyguy]

@@sashana8310 that’s so good to hear. His story is so real. Thanks for your time in replying.

[@sashana8310]

@@thesweetyguy No problem & likewise 😊

[@vikkisnow5672]

Oh my fucking god!

[@danilosavovic3461]

54:24 he fell asleep🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😂

[@patricianewells244]

I wondered how long it would take before some student brought up toxic masculinity ffs

[@nicksushkevich]

Where to look for photos captured by that Leica guy?)

[@MarkSDD]

27:05 left side, purple jumper, please blink.

[@just4me476]

This interviewer is so dull that I feel sorry for Bryan

[@KakashiH318]

This is the exact moment Walter becomes Heisenburg

[@MrALEXROCKS789]

We want the Bellerin video!

[@minhdo3482]

Great interview but I just have to say... that microphone girl is gorgeous

[@JacobSzlek]

Is Breaking Bad mentioned? I wonder whether I should watch it.

[@mrscary3105]

Love this channel

[@pizzafacemcbride3582]

Oh i'm first to comment! Can't meth this up!

[@brainsareus]

Debby Upper

[@juliepoppy1021]

You obviously don't do meth

[@johnw8984]

Hahaha stop mething around.

[@slomas8863]

Eeeeeew! - 8:48

[@gertrudemilhouse5626]

The girl asking the questions was undeserving of this opportunity.

[@Henryk6203]

From 2016 to 2020 people acted in a more cohesive more altruistic brandishing of their faces and their attitudes and acts 1:15

[@stevebrindle1724]

Why has she only got one welly on?

[@james5995]

Would like to see a Jordan Peterson talk at Oxford Union.

[@princez1084]

Your dream came true

[@fauntleeeeroy]

Good for you

[@Matt-fs1yy]

All this is missing is James Lipton, let's be honest

[@benbutterworth7584]

Terrible interviewer, sadly.

[@mcfly10146]

disagree, put one of yourself up

[@benbutterworth7584]

mcfly10146 Next time I have the golden opportunity to interview Bryan Cranston, and waste it with banal prescripted questions which don’t follow up the points he is making, I will.

[@yuriynyr]

It's true that the scripted follow up questions didn't really relate to the point Bryan was talking about, but it didn't really bother me as much because I actually think she did a decent job of allowing Bryan to speak. Personally I hate it when the interviewers talk nonstop, bombarding their guests with dozens of questions.

[@benbutterworth7584]

Agreed, it's great that he spoke at length. But there were so many opportunities to follow up, rather than move it on to her pre-scripted Q's. I think he realised that and offered the audience a great deal. He's a generous chap.

[@liammcnulty1987]

mcfly10146 why should he put one up himself? You don't have to be an interviewer to recognise a bad interview. Idiot.

[@jamesheath7601]

37:49 lol

[@jackpot7898]

So exactly what's the criteria of becoming interviewer? You have yo break your leg or something else?

[@juliepoppy1021]

I am hoping her leg gets better sooner , its been going awhile. drunken fall at oxford> yep

[@mataloce]

0:40 I did it for me, i liked it, i was good at it... and i was really... i was alive

[@financemaster1400]

put away the phones kids

[@rubbersidedown1356]

that boot tho

[@God-xl8yw]

Walt idk man

[@s3m4jno5w4d]

Not wanting to reduce this to the visceral but yon young lady has a fucking beautiful calf(ves)

[@joellis5915]

KZbin: "Secretary Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Clash at Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska". All the West News agencies concealed this piece. Pl. pass along far and wide for others who tried hard not able to find the full contents.

[@TSK-py2vy]

What an awful interview. Stilted, lame questions with no real interest from the woman conducting it. It could have been so much better. She’s way out of her depth. Way, way, way out of her depth. I was so looking forward to this. Luckily, Bryan recognises this and saves the day

[@perwiranegara4679]

It's Oxford Union, a private students' society. She's probably an undergraduate who has almost zero experience in interviewing celebs & people on professional level. Give her a break and lower the expectation.

[@TSK-py2vy]

@@perwiranegara4679 Ah yes, lower your expectations. Here we go. It’s Oxford Union. You said it yourself. People have expectations and so they should. Otherwise we’d have any rambling idiot on stage. Big star, big occasion, high expectations let down by a woefully poor interviewer. Deliver or get off the stage. This isn’t kindergarten

[@2awakening]

Interviewer was so flat it was embarrassing. Cranston had enough grace and intelligence to carry it through.

[@Henryk6203]

What the hell is he talking about? What the fuck is he talking about? 1:03 you’re getting into that in a minute you really lad Karen here’s a Kevin.? 1:03

[@imranahmed8138]

Jheeezzz for a student at Oxford University you would have thought the questions would been better, just goes to show going to Oxford means very little if this what they are producing, and think to these are our future leaders - God helps us!

[@Farrow1990]

The interviewer is very bad, she had no input and just said fair enough each time Brain finished a question. Felt more like a lecture than a interview

[@ryanszymoniak3307]

Fair Enough

[@zgpm7031]

YOU STILL GIVE HER ONE THOUGH WOULDN'T YOU, EVEN WITH THE GAMMY LEG

[@ShredCo]

He lost me at 36:07

[@TheRealBruceLee]

I nearly fell asleep watching the fly episode.

[@saifuddin1045]

That episode was symbolical and metaphorical

[@pilotstyle123]

The way the business treats his wife is so rude.

[@michaelreed2787]

No. Its the nature of celebrity. Society doesn't care about the celebrity's spouse.

[@brainsareus]

yeah... at tad bit didactic [preachy].

[@Evaquiel]

I'm living a dislike, not for Cranston, but for the poor quality of the university's interview.

[@meteor1237]

OU needs more mature, knowing interviewers. Waste great guests.

[@juliepoppy1021]

could you ask him a real question honestly

[@TrybzVibez]

This interviewer is doing nothing different from any of the other ones lol what are these people talking about?

[@13donstalos]

24:21 Brian Cranston fart

[@cynthiaevans8654]

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[@opposecensorship5730]

Inspired by Cranston in "Breaking Bad" at least one young man that I know of... became a drug dealer. The decision very nearly cost the young man his life.

[@coasterfreek219]

Honest ABE it is 18 for reason, I can see how the show can inspire impressionable minds, but it was not a particularly happy ending for Walt was it?

[@danewiley4215]

I don't know why people are so hung up on the interviewer. She is a kid and the point of the video is for Bryan to share his knowledge to up and coming adults, not to have a good interviewer.

[@ThomasLWoolsey]

Somehow the male interviewers never seem to get quite so much abuse, strangely enough. She was fine, she kept the interview focused on him instead of making it about herself.

[@benitoewing1363]

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[@Lousy_Bastard]

He cooked the best meth around.

[@addya.addya.5302]

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[@pauloesperon7697]

I think they wasted a interview with an inexperienced interviewer. Never engaged with Mr. Cranston, not a single follow up based on his answers. Still, Brian made it worth watching.

[@alivejai]

Believe it or not, she's the President. Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

[@mark-shane]

so because shes president she gets to ask questions. the most boring predictable anodyne questions

[@mikehope4687]

i agree. "fair enough" was cringe worthy in response to BC very detailed answer.

[@nicholassnyder2241]

Ive seen bad interviews, she did ok, with Bryan Cranston do you really wanna get in the way? Just let papa Cranston learn us something

[@nelsontys]

She is so cold

[@iconicole888]

I love this man. I could listen to him for hours.

[@krandly8]

Such a generous presence. He puts all of himself into it.

[@francescopistone8267]

This man is fantastic. This “interview” was unbelievably inspiring. Despite the terribly unexperienced interviewer who barely listened to his words, Bryan was able to make me dream and reflect upon my life through his words. A man of sublime culture. Thanks Bryan🙏🏻

[@fredgilaten9031]

Yeah they should'nt use her again to interview, she had awkward responses and wasn't listening.

[@coconut6468]

You get a subject like him, you have to ask him more intelligent questions. He carried the whole thing on his shoulders. Then again, these are just kids. They'll figure it out.

[@jackpot7898]

Yeah. 1.2mn followers and figure it out

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

Came here after finishing reading his biography. He has quite the interesting life behind him and it made him very wise. I would love to see him talk more. And btw, his book/biography is really good. Worth a read even if you usually dont read books or biographies!

[@peterwatry5055]

I just got the book on your recommendation. My admiration of this guy just grows and grows. Thanks.

[@CJ-lw4jp]

In this Q&A Bryan tought a lot of wise advices for our lives. Defenitely he's not just an excellent actor, but an excellent human being too. So rewarding to watch this conference.

[@johndanielson3777]

Bryan is the cool theater professor whose class everyone on campus wants to take

[@3rdPlaya0709]

He is a very intellectual person! He talks the same way he taught his students in chemistry class.

[@Not_An_EV]

All the people complaining about the interviewer being robotic and not very good. Guys she still has her robo leg you can see they've clearly not finished building her yet let alone programming her.

[@rishadkt9451]

good one..try "standing up"

[@lorenrobinson716]

Bryan Cranston is a very talented actor and great guy. Thank you for giving a shout out to us writers and the importance of writing. “Writers are by far the most important element in any performance art”

[@nightwish1000]

Bryan Cranston is a great life teacher.

[@IntombiPictures1]

brilliant human - down to earth and super talented - major respect