Bryan Cranston used to be one of the "that guys". You know, a working actor that you recognise but don't necessarily know the name of.

"You know, the Dad from Malcolm In The Middle."

"Oh, that guy."

And then Breaking Bad exploded all over television, making Cranston into a celebrity.

I think the main reason I listened to this book was because I was curious to see how he would interpret that journey. An actor who could have easily been a bit player for the rest of his life, fighting it out in auditions, a perfectly acceptable career... but who instead ended up in a position where he was rejecting scripts through a very methodical method.

Cranston comes across as one of those actors who genuinely cares about the craft and also manages to live a relatively normal, healthy life. Considering his turbulent upbringing, I think that's a pretty great achievement.