Because, Awesome: Read Anthony Hopkins’ E-Mail To Bryan Cranston About His Work On ‘Breaking Bad’
By The Movie God
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Actor Bryan Cranston receives mail from fans, as you might imagine any celebrity does. Sometimes it’s an e-mail and sometimes it’s actual mail. And sometimes it’s a little erotic.
But usually it’s not Sir Anthony Hopkins. Usually.
An e-mail has been making its way around the ‘net that appears to be from Hopkins to Cranston, in which the former praises the latter’s work on the recently ended AMC hit Breaking Bad, as well as his fellow cast and crew. It’s easy to dismiss such things as a hoax, but according to sources close to Hopkins, it’s the real deal.
You can read Hopkins’ e-mail to Cranston below.
Dear Mister Cranston.
I wanted to write you this email – so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber – I take it we are both represented by UTA . Great agency.
I’ve just finished a marathon of watching “BREAKING BAD” – from episode one of the First Season – to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.
I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!
Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever.
I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bullshit in this business, and I’ve sort of lost belief in anything really.
But this work of yours is spectacular – absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers”¦. every department – casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.
From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.
If you ever get a chance to – would you pass on my admiration to everyone – Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada – everyone – everyone gave master classes of performance “¦ The list is endless.
Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.
You and all the cast are the best actors I’ve ever seen.
That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It’s almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.
Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.
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Hory sheet.
Comment by BloodOnlySpills — October 16, 2013 @ 2:43 am