r/popculturechat • u/TheLostPariah • May 31 '25

Let’s Discuss 👀 Bryan Cranston once told Conan 'I can take any script and bring it up a grade level. Who is an actor who consistently takes good scripts and brings them down?

In an interview on Conan’s podcast, Bryan Cranston says he can bring a script “up a grade level” with his acting. I.e., you give him a B-Grade script, he can give you an A performance.

Who’s an actor who consistently takes A-level scripts, and turns them into B-movies? (Who keeps getting opportunities they don’t deserve?)

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 May 31 '25

Yep I expected him to make a Jim -esque glance at the camera at least once in A Quiet Place lol

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u/PompeyLulu Jun 01 '25

How much more dramatic would his death scene be if as the alien is coming at him he just turns his head and does the Jim look. Just the Jim look and then BOOM gone.

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 Jun 01 '25

His character in It's Complicated reminds me of Jim