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Variety Says Bryan Cranston Could Win an Emmy
As part of their Road to the Emmy's coverage, Variety's Robert Abele focuses on one of Breaking Bad's leading contenders, Bryan Cranston. "Not many series' protagonists start with a death sentence such as lung cancer and then further threaten their lives by getting involved with violent drug dealers and lawbreaking," writes Abele. "With this character, humor comes from a different place," adds Cranston, who clearly has left his Malcolm in the Middle days behind him.
To help establish his character as a "physical specimen of life-beaten suburban anomie," Cranston tells Variety he had some help from the make-up department. "I wanted a mustache that made me feel impotent when I looked in the mirror, and I sure got it." His favorite thing about Walt? "His humanity. He's the ultimate human being, with good points and frailties."
Walt is becoming a different person, explains the actor. "It's the stories you hear about lifting the car and pulling the child out, running into a blazing fire." Walt's illegal approach might not sound as heroic but Cranston sees him as a guy providing for his family under desperate circumstances.Cranston seems more than happy to be a part of what Abele calls "AMC's original drama club." The actor says the channel is fostering creativity.
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I like Variety's thinking here.
While an Emmy would be fabulous all this well deserved praise along the way is awful nice.
YAY, Bryan!
I believe he deserves it for this roll. His acting skills are more visible in the part he portrays in Breaking Bad than the one he portrayed in Malcolm In The Middle. I also believe and give recognition to Aaron Paul for his performance as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad. I find it to be his best work and needs to be recognised as so...