Bryan Cranston "Soap opera LOVING was my proudest professional achievement!"

His greatest achievement was guest starring in an episode of Murder She Wrote. In fact that was the greatest achievement of anyone who's ever appeared on that show.

I noticed he issued a nice statement when Agnes Nixon died. Always nice when a successful actor acknowledges the people who helped them get their start.

I would blow Bryan's hot daddy dick into next week.

[quote] . Always nice when a successful actor acknowledges the people who helped them get their start.

Which is why it is so nice of him to spend a great deal of time writing about his experiences working on LOVING. More pages about his time of Loving than Malcolm in the Middle or Breaking Bad!

I'd blow him.

Being on a soap was my proudest achievement. In fact so far it's been my only achievement

Who is that tranny?

Is that Lauren-Marie Taylor in R6? She has a son who had to register as a sex offender. Yikes.

I would, over and over.

anyone else?

Any full frontal pics of BC people could share?

He shows off his nipple

He was a real cutie. And Kiberd was hot.

Well my biggiest professional achievement was in prime time. So just saying.

Also, new car.

Wasn't Kiberd an absolute asshole? So much so that Kate Collins had to leave All My Children?

Wasn't he also a boyfriend of that irritating Elaine on Seinfeld?

Makes me like him more, I have always respected actors who don't try to hid or make fun of their soap pasts. Like how Julianne Moore, hasn't forgotten her time on ATWT and even returned for an episode before it ended.

Yes, r17. Julianne Moore and Sarah Michelle Gellar both returned to their respective soaps, As the World Turns and All My Children, to pay respect to their beginnings. They showed no arrogance or looked down on them. In fact, Gellar has remained good friends with some of her AMC cast members.

Agree, R17. I like Cranston more got this.

As opposed to that cunt Meg Ryan who never even acknowledges her past on a soap, even though it made her the centerpiece of the show for two years. Same with Marisa Tomei.

Loving was a very pleasant, fun set, despite the high cast turnover. Almost everyone got along.

Randolph Mantooth says in this interview Loving was the most fun he ever had any show. On the other hand, he didn't like being on General Hospital at all.

R15 He was an asshole to women in particular. He was very nasty to his future wife Susan Keith before they fell in love.

[quote] Loving was a very pleasant, fun set, despite the high cast turnover.

Bryan Cranston said the cast subbed the show "Leaving" because of the high turnover. One of his closest friends is John O'Hurley who he met on the show. They even bought a timeshare together

[quote] Same with Marisa Tomei.

Marisa has acknowledged her soap past. When legendary casting director Betty Rea was honored with the editor's award by Soap Opera Digest, Marisa appeared in a special video tribute to thank Betty for hiring her, and giving her that first break, Contrast this with Meg Ryan who IGNORED a request by Soap Opera Digest to pay tribute to Betty Rea.

PS Bryan also writes in his book that "Loving" was the place where he honed his craft and he learned everything about acting/

Yeah, but would he do soaps again? I am guessing no.

R25 That makes sense to me, unlike a movie where you spend months filming one script, the stage where you perform one script multiple times, or a tv show where you film a few episodes a year, with a soap you film a new script every day and during one year you might have to play romance, tragedy, action adventure, light comedy, sometimes even horror or sci fi, play a supporting role in some stories and be a lead in others. To me it would appear to be a better education than acting school and they pay you instead of the other way around. It is kind of like the old studio system.

R26 The remaining soaps are in abysmal shape these days, so wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to do them now, unless they needed work badly.

One thing I do love about Datalounge is the respect for the soap opera genre.

I remember I started a thread about Loving and I was shocked to see it fill up. Obviously the mystery of "Whatever Happened to Robert Tyler" kept the thread moving but it was nice to see so many other fans of the show who remembered particular storylines and actors from the show.

Loving was a great soap opera. I miss the days when soap ruled daytime. I love that DL keeps those memories alive.