Six-time Emmy Award winnerBryan Cranstontransforms a melodramatic moment from the reality television seriesVanderpump Rulesinto a powerful soliloquy while appearing onWatch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. The actor, who launched himself into the pantheon of great actors thanks to his awe-inspiring work in the AMC seriesBreaking Bad, proves that he can turn his hand to anything as he does his best Ariana Madix impression…despite not knowing what he’s doing. you may check out Bryan Cranston’s performance below…
“Is it alright if I don’t know what I’m doing?” Cranston asked, before adding, “I’ve never seen this show.” Clearly, when you possess the acting talent that Cranston does, knowing what you’re doing is not necessary. For those who, like Cranston, don’t know,Vanderpump Rulesis a reality television series and spin-off fromThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillscurrently in its tenth season.
After receiving assurances that he’ll be brilliant regardless, Cranston starts his monologue. And that brillianceis clear from the start. “I’ve been with you for nine years, when you were literally f**king wearing combat boots and skinny jeans and you didn’t have a dime to your name,” Cranston says, adding a level of sassiness never before seen from theBreaking BadandYour Honorstar. “Oh now, now, you got a little bit of money, a little bar, a little band, and this girl is going to act enamored with you? Because that’s what you want. You want someone to just gas you up,” he continues.
Bringing himself close to years and ending with the kind of captivating emotion usually saved for powerful dramas, Cranston brings the words of Ariana Madix to life like never before.
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Bryan Cranston Has Stated He Will Take a Break From Acting
Having now enjoyed the major career boost that his leading role inBreaking Badhas given him, a boost that has led to roles in the likes ofArgo, Godzilla, Isle of Dogs, Power Rangers, and more, as well as earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 2015’sTrumbo, Cranston recently revealed that he plans totake a break from actingsoon. “I want to change the paradigm once again,” Cranston said. “For the last 24 years, Robin has led her life holding onto my tail. She’s been the plus one, she’s been the wife of a celebrity. She’s had to pivot and adjust her life based on mine. She has tremendous benefit from it, but we’re uneven. I want to level that out. She deserves it.”
While this led many to believe that Cranston planned to retire, he has now clarifiedthat it will simply be a pause. And it won’t happen until 2026. “What I am going to do is hit the pause button for a year after I reach my 70th birthday in 2026. Holy crap - 70!” he explained. “I’m not even sure what ‘pausing’ means entirely, but at this moment, I think it means that by taking a year off it will provide several things.”
Audiences can next see Bryan Cranston as part of the stacked ensemble cast behind director Wes Anderson’sAsteroid City. Directed and co-produced by Wes Anderson from a screenplay by Anderson and a story by Anderson and Roman Coppola,Asteroid Citycenters on world-changing events that spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955.
Asteroid Cityreceived a limited release on June 16, and is set for a wider theatrical release on June 23.
