Bryan Cranston's Sage Advice For Young Actors Should Keep Them From Breaking Bad
Sophia Hammond
Updated on March 07, 2026
Bryan Cranston gave some sage advice for young, up-and-coming actors. "I tell actors all the time, get your personal life in order," the six-time Emmy winner said. "If you really want to be an actor, you have to get your personal life in order so that you don't flake out. If you get your first job and you have a nice big paycheck, don't go blow it on something. Put it away."
Cranston went on to say that too many actors start making reckless purchases and acting egotistical once the money starts flowing. But for Cranston, he's always been about the craft first, ego a distant last. The more money you can put away, in his opinion, "the longer you can be an actor and make a living at it." Cranston has always prided himself on being a working actor, from his early days shooting commercials and taking whatever job he could to his later career, moving from one award-nominated performance to the next without missing a beat.