Bryan Cranston Reveals How He Ensures His Daughter Taylor Makes Her ‘Own Proper Decisions' at 32
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree for Bryan Cranston.
In addition to his successful career in shows like Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle, the 69-year-old actor has watched his daughter, Taylor Dearden, follow in his acting footsteps. This year, she found mega-success this year in HBO Max's hospital drama, The Pitt, as Dr. Melissa King.
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Still, the 32-year-old actress isn't knocking down her father's door for Hollywood advice.
'First of all, as her dad, she does not want my direct advice,' Cranston joked to Today on June 13.
'Taylor is a wonderful, hardworking actor. She grew up in this business with my wife and I being actors. And so, we're so proud of her.'
Yep, even mom Robin Dearden is a part of the entertainment industry with roles on Magnum, P.I., and an episode of Breaking Bad. Cranston does have a few wise words to share with his daughter — if she decides to seek out his advice.
'The only thing that I can relay to her is how I have been for her 32 years on this planet and try to live a good life and be an exemplar to her, as she can look at and say, 'Well, this is how he did things and that seemed to work for him.' Or 'Oh, he tried that and that didn't work, so I'm going to do something different,'' Cranston continued. 'That's basically it. Just live a true life and let your kids see that and hopefully, they'll make their own proper decisions.'
Dearden appears to keep more of her interviews focused on her work on the streaming series, perhaps hoping to avoid the dreaded 'nepo baby' label — she wants her work to stand on its own.
Still, she has Cranston to sing her praises in the press — he's one proud dad.
'There is nothing that's more gratifying than when your kid receives praise. Nothing. No one can say anything to me that's better than that,' he gushed to the Associated Press on June 9. 'Her mom and I are just over the moon with her work on it. She's a very hard-working person. She grew up in it, so it's in her bones. She's in it for the right reasons and she loves it'Best of SheKnows
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