Meth-od Actor: A Conversation with Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston

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Bryan Cranston has made one of television's great leaps:Bones Seasons 1-4 DVD Box Set From goofy dad on Malcolm in the Middle to the complex Walter White on AMC's Breaking Bad.NCIS Seasons 1-6 DVD Box Set White is man on a collision course with the dark recesses of the human soul; that may seem dramatic,Will & Grace Seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set but all it takes is one look in Cranston's eyes to see the depths of his character's tortured soul. Midsomer Murders Seasons 1-13 DVD Box Set Earlier this week I caught up with Cranston, who has won two Emmys for his performance,Dollhouse Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set to talk about what's in store for Season 3.
TV.com: I talked to creator Vince Gilligan last season, and we both agreed that Breaking Bad could be categorized as a comedy. Leverage Seasons 1-2 DVD Box SetWhat's your take on that?
Bryan Cranston: I don't see it that way. I look at something like Malcom in the Middle,Grey's anatomy DVD Box Set that was a comedy. This is a well-written drama, and any well-written drama has moments of levity that provide several things: a relief for the audience,Cold Case Seasons 1-6 DVD Box Set a more well-rounded experience. So no I don't see it that way.
It is a bit of a stretch, but I just can't get over how many times I find myself laughing at loud at the
show.Nip Tuck Seasons 1-5 DVD Box SetWell it depends, you happen to be a person with a sick sense of humor. You probably laugh at little. old ladies who fall. True Blood Seasons 1-2 DVD Box SetYou bastard!
Ha! When we last saw Walt, there was a plane crashing down around him, he was watching Skylar
leave him, and he had the death of Jesse's girlfriend on his hands. Ghost Whisperer 1-4 DVD Box Set How is he going to handle all this weight?
Not well. Season 1 was all about the decision that was made. Why he made it. Who this man is. The Wire seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set What his circumstances are. Season 2 was the consequences, like you said, of that decision and realizing that he has to learn a whole new set of skills and that he's unprepared for all of this.Sons of Anarchy Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set Season 3 really encompasses the change he is going through and the self-realization that he has to accept that he's capable of some very dark things.Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set It's embracing who he really is now, and allowing himself not to put up the defenses about it, but allow it to be "This is who I am now, I've changed, there's no going back.South Park 1-13 DVD Box Set And I just want to hang on to be able to hang on to as many little threads of my family as I can before I die."Simpsons Seasons 1-20 DVD Box Set
That does come to surface in one particular episode this year.ER Seasons 1-15 DVD Box Set And Jesse gets suspicious and starts to probe and... I can't tell you anymore.Lost Seasons 1-5 DVD Box SetI believe you've said in other interviews that Skylar discovers what's going on with Walt. Desperate Housewives Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set
At first, even the producers said, "Wait, what are you doing, don't give that away!"The West Wing 1-7 DVD Box Set And I said, "You're kidding, we have to tell [the media] something about the season." And that happens in the first episode.Family Guy Seasons 1-7 DVD Box Set She makes an educated guess and finds out what I'm doing. What I thought was brilliant about it is that the conceit was this man truly believes that if she found it, it's over. DVDSetsOnlineThat's it, I
lose everything. That was the whole series. Now they throw that out in the first episode,Bones Seasons 1-4 DVD Box Set and it's very compelling to be able to watch what you thought might happen may not happen. NCIS Seasons 1-6 DVD Box SetIt's a very good year for Anna Gunn. She goes through a lot of reflection, anger, and loss.Will & Grace Seasons 1-8 DVD Box Set It just keeps getting more complicated.
We heard about the cartel in Season 2, but never really came face-to-face with them. Midsomer Murders Seasons 1-13 DVD Box Set With Walter gaining status and territory, will we see the cartel come into play in Season 3?
[pauses for a second... as if not knowing if he should tell the truth] Yes.Dollhouse Seasons 1-2 DVD Box Set The cartel becomes a bigger player in Season Three, primarily because Walt steps on too many toes.