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Bryan Cranston's Advice to Aspiring Actors

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What it is

A one-minute clip of Bryan Cranston at an Academy new-member reception, advising actors to approach auditions without desperation and focus on solving the problem rather than landing the job.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN applies it to job interviews and confidence, recommending the mindset of not interviewing from a place of desperation.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Nobody explains this better than Bryan Cranston (possibly one of the most successful TV actors of recent times)”

    Cranston on approaching auditions without desperation to land the job.

    soham, 2016-03 · Strong recommendation · in “For anyone who has been turned down by 38 companies”

  2. “That clip just increased my already substantial respect for Bryan Cranston”

    Clip that raised the commenter's respect for Bryan Cranston.

    eric_h, 2016-03 · Strong recommendation · in “For anyone who has been turned down by 38 companies”

  3. “Thanks for the tip.”

    Bryan Cranston's advice to aspiring actors, applied to job interviews.

    js2, 2015-11 · Recommendation · in “What I Learned From Blowing An Interview”

  4. “keep this in mind”

    Mindset advice for job hunting from Bryan Cranston.

    tomohawk, 2016-08 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How does someone get more confident?”

  5. “You can only present the best version of yourself, but you can't control who will and won't like you”

    Advice to present your best self and not control who likes you.

    mandeepj, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: I’m 41 and still unmarried – what should I do?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: bryan cranston, auditions, job interviews, confidence, advice

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