Actor Bryan Cranston didn’t want President Donald Trump to win the election but he doesn’t want him to fail at the presidency
Actor Bryan Cranston didn’t want President Donald Trump to win the election but he doesn’t want him to fail at the presidency.
The Breaking Bad star sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about his Marine drama Last Flag Flying also starring Steve Carrell and Laurence Fishburne.
But Cranston didn’t hold anything back when it came to voicing his criticism of those who don’t want the president to do well.
‘It’s just astonishing to me. President Trump is not the person who I wanted to be in that office, and I’ve been very open about that,’ the 61-year-old said.
‘That being said, he is the president. If he fails, the country is in jeopardy. It would be egotistical for anyone to say, “I hope he fails.” To that person I would say, f*ck you. Why would you want that? So you can be right?’
He then went on to explain how he wants Trump to succeed and how he can always support a ‘good idea’.
He said: If he fails, the country is in jeopardy. It would be egotistical for anyone to say, “I hope he fails.” To that person I would say, f*ck you. Why would you want that? So you can be right?’
‘I don’t care if you’re a Republican and I’m a Democrat or whatever, I don’t care. A good idea’s a good idea. Let’s do that, added the Malcolm in the Middle patriarch.
‘We’ve got to get away from this idea that our country is political football, and someone with a different opinion is the enemy.
‘Assume they love this country as much as you do, and there’s always room for improvement. How can we make it better?
‘I don’t care if you’re a Republican and I’m a Democrat or whatever, I don’t care. A good idea’s a good idea. Let’s do that, added the Malcolm in the Middle patriarch
But the actor wasn’t shy to talk about his ‘anti-war’ sentiments, continuing by saying that everyone should be that way.
Cranston said: ‘Diplomatic means to the very end should be explored, and war should be the absolute last option. And with Afghanistan and Iraq and now Syria, and it’s like, oh my god, when is it going to end?’
But he was clear to distinguish that even though he was ‘anti-war’, he still supports the troops and told of a recent USO tour he did.
He added: ‘This generation has received a lot of comments that malign their character, like, “These lazy millennials just want to show up and get a trophy.” And what I found was just the opposite.
‘The enlisted men and women that I met — mostly in the Army and Air Force, but some Navy and Marine — they were sharp, noble, energetic, courteous, thoughtful, duty-bound and patriotic.’
Cranston’s warmth towards the armed forces comes from his dad being a naval pilot in World War II and his mom joining the coast guard soon after it ended.
The actor wasn’t shy to talk about his ‘anti-war’ sentiments, continuing by saying that everyone should be that way
‘It was not, “Was your dad in the war?” It was, “Which branch was your father in?” And for a long time, I was thinking about going in myself,’ he said.
‘We were of lower-middle class economic status, and I was a kid from a broken family and didn’t have a lot of prospects or guidance, so I was thinking I might join the Air Force and maybe join the LAPD when I get out.’
The seasoned actor is gearing up for the release of his next movie Last Flag Flying which comes out on November 3rd and sees him playing marine Sal.
The films follows three Vietnam War veterans (Fishburne, Carell and Cranston) who take a bittersweet trip to go bury one of their sons.
In preparing for the role, Cranston interviewed veterans around his age to get their perspective on the war.
While some were gong ho about serving, most were rather apprehensive to talk about the war.
‘It’s curt, short answers; not a lot of self-examination or exploration,’ Cranston said.