Bryan Cranston Announces Temporary Retirement From Acting, And His Reasons Are Surprisingly Wholesome
gamespot.comBreaking Bad star Bryan Cranston announced his unexpected retirement from acting in a recent interview with GQ. But the reason behind his retirement is surprisingly wholesome: Unlike his on-screen alter-ego Walter White, Cranston is stepping away from the spotlight (and the consierable money that comes with it) in favor of spending more time with his family--especially his wife, Robin.
«I want to change the paradigm once again,» Cranston said regarding his marriage. «For the last 24 years, Robin has led her life holding onto my tail. She’s been the plus-one, she’s been the wife of a celebrity. She’s had to pivot and adjust her life based on mine. She has tremendous benefit from it, but we’re uneven. I want to level that out. She deserves it.»
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«My wife is so sensitive and so beautiful and lovely, and she gets her little feelings hurt and she’s just quiet, and I’m like, 'Oh, I’ve wounded a bird, oh man,'» he explained, adding that he has grown to be «pretty free in saying 'I'm sorry.'»
But it's not just his wife who he wants to spend more time with--Cranston is immensely proud of his daughter, 30-year-old Taylor, and wants time to watch her flourish and grow.
«She’s very independent and very conscientious of not having any association or hint thereof of nepotism,» Cranston said of his daughter, who has adamantly declined to let her father help her get her foot in the door when it comes to acting.
But there's another member of the family who Cranston wants more
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