Bryan Cranston's Advice to Aspiring Actors

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soham · 2016-03 · Strong recommendation

There is only one way to toughen up: Practice. Be it interviews or sports. Be it negotiations or cooking. Practice and practice perfectly. 1. Take mock interviews from experienced engineers Go one topic at a time e.g. Recursion or Trees or DP or Multithreading etc. Before you walk into the interview, practice well. Do at least 20 problems on that topic, if not more. 2. Do practice interviews at companies you don't want to work for Don't feel an imposter in doing this. Realize that companies also go thru several candidates before they pick one. They are normal people like you, they have a learning curve to fill the position, and so do you. Finding the right company, at the right stage of your life, is not a trivial thing to do; it's a project and needs to be managed like that. Going thru various interviews hardens your skills of negotiation, your understanding of business models, and more importantly, gives you clarity about what your strengths and limitations are. 3. Practice the right mindset Never go to interviews with a loaded agony of getting a job. Go simply with the intent of solving interesting problems with interesting people ("to add life to your character"). Nobody explains this better than Bryan Cranston (possibly one of the most successful TV actors of recent times): [VIDEO] I make these observations based on my experience running a successful bootcamp for interview prep ( [LINK] ) and also being an early engineer and a hiring manager (Director of engineering) at

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eric_h · 2016-03 · Strong recommendation

> Nobody explains this better than the meth guy: [VIDEO] That clip just increased my already substantial respect for Bryan Cranston, though I feel as though calling him the "meth guy" does him a disservice. Yes, Breaking Bad brought him a great deal of exposure, but I think that even his role in Malcolm in the Middle showed how capable he is as an actor. The fact that he performed both roles excellently is also a testament to his skills. He's also won a Tony, and was nominated for a few director awards. ( [LINK] )

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mandeepj · 2022-07 · Recommendation

> You can only present the best version of yourself, but you can't control who will and won't like you if you want to listen to that advice - [VIDEO]

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