Bryan Cranston at the Tony Awards: "The media is not the enemy of the people"

Bryan Cranston, who won a Tony Award for his portrayal of a radio and television broadcaster, praised real-life journalists in his thank-you speech on Sunday night.

"I would like to dedicate this to all real journalists around the world, both in the print media – and in the print media – and in the audiovisual media, which are in fact in the line of fire in their quest for the truth." said Mr. Cranston. "The media is not the enemy of the people. Demagoguery is the enemy of the people. "

Mr. Cranston has been awarded the best lead actor in a play for his role in "Network," in which he relates the deterioration of Howard Beale, an unstable TV news anchor. He had already won a Tony in the same category for "All the Way" in 2014.

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This was the only prize awarded to "Network", which had five nominations.

Sensational. Finally, an old straight white man gets a break. To all the producers of "Network", especially the National Theater in London, where it all started, thank you. Thanks to Mark Subias, Danny Raggett, Bill Timoney, and all the scene management people we have – Tim and Sherry, Ray, and everyone behind the scenes touching me in more ways than one. . Not in a #Me too way, but really in a charming way. And it's Tim and Mikey and Anna Marie and Cat and Noor. Thank you very much to all. Lee Hall has just adapted a magnificent piece of a masterpiece by Paddy Chayefsky. He was then entrusted to Ivo van Hove and his crazy unpredictable wonder and his entire creative team, who just made us live a hypnotic theatrical experience. Especially the actors. We have a company I work with that is one of the most beautiful human beings I have ever been associated with. I'll miss you so much. To my lovely wife, Robin, who always wanted me, encouraged me to get angry every night, but did not bring him home.

Now, Howard Beale is a fictional TV journalist who has found his way into the line of fire because of his quest for the truth. And I would like to dedicate this to all the real journalists around the world, both in the print media – in the print media – and in the audiovisual media, which are actually in the line of fire in their quest for the truth. The media is not the enemy of the people. Demagoguery is the enemy of the people. Thank you so much. Good night.