--- title: Bryan Cranston and James Corden Share Perfect First Kiss description: On an appearance on the Late Late Show, Bryan Cranston showed James Corden what the difference between a friendly kiss and something more. canonical: https://time.com/4634498/bryan-cranston-james-corden-kiss/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-13T16:13:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:10.305Z og:title: Watch Bryan Cranston Give James Corden a Kissing Lesson og:description: Pucker up! og:url: https://time.com/4634498/bryan-cranston-james-corden-kiss/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Bryan Cranston Give James Corden a Kissing Lesson twitter:description: Pucker up! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bryan Cranston Shows James Corden How to Have the Perfect First Kiss > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 13, 2017 4:13 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 13, 2017 4:13 PM UTC Fresh off the [scene-stealing smooch that Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield](http://time.com/4628910/emma-stone-ryan-reynolds-andrew-garfield-golden-globes-kiss-2017/) ([and later Andrew Garfield and Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4631316/andrew-garfield-stephen-colbert-kiss-video/)) shared, [Bryan Cranston](http://time.com/4324755/bryan-cranston-walter-white/) is here to show fans what the difference is between a friendly peck and a passionate lip lock. During an appearance on _The Late Late Show_, Cranston explained how he knew that his wife of 27 years was the one, thanks to a fateful kiss that went just a little longer than usual. “As actors do, we greeted each other each time we saw each other,” he said. “One time, we kissed each other, and the duration of the kiss exceeded the normal amount allotted for a friendly kiss. Do you know what I mean?” Corden, however, was confused after this explanation, which led to Cranston demonstrating in real time how to deliver a friendly kiss and one that might mean something more. After the demonstrations, Corden had a glowing review of Cranston’s skills. “Let me tell you, everyone at home, in my experience I’ve had just now, she is a very, very, very lucky woman,” he joked. 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