For those working in theatre, doing two shows in a day is a regular occurrence, but for Bryan Cranston – the Breaking Bad star and lead in the West End revival of All My Sons – it was quite an exhausting experience.
“We had two shows a day on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so we did 115 performances, we did a lot,” he told the BBC.
“When there are two shows a day, I can’t expend any more energy so I stay inside the theatre, eat a little soup – I’m like a monk.
“I say my little prayer, go to bed, take a nap, get up and get ready for the next show – that’s my life,” he added.
His role of Joe Keller, for which he was nominated for best actor, involves him playing a morally reproachable businessman, but he said it was pretty easy to step into the role each day – after an afternoon nap of course.
“You don’t approach it any differently [to a moral character] and quite frankly you look for the justifications of why your character would say or do certain things to make sure you understand that and if you understand it, you can play it,” he said.