Bryan Cranston Explains How a Toxic Relationship Helped His 'Breaking Bad' Performance
His drama with an ex-girlfriend is worth a series adaptation.
Bryan Cranston recently sat down with Big Think to talk about how his experiences helped shape his performance as Walter White in Breaking Bad. According to Cranston, during his early days in Hollywood, he had a very strong-willed girlfriend who unknown to the actor, happened to be a drug addict. When he attempted to break-up with her, she denied the split and began to continue to pursue him which quickly turned into a case of stalking.
After she showed up at his job during filming, he knew something had to be done. He learned from his experience on how power works and how anger can bring the cruel side of anyone to the surface. Check out the video and leave your thoughts in the comments below.