In early 2023, Bryan Cranston sat down with GQ to discuss his most iconic characters, which, of course, included the frequently evil Walter White. During the discussion, Cranston recounted his wife’s reaction to first reading the script.
“I remember going to my wife,” Cranston said. “I always get her counsel because we’re together. Whatever I do affects her, so I wanted to get her input on it.” He explained that the show would be shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, then left her alone to read the script. “And I would peek in to see every once in a while and she was like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom to the end,” Cranston said.
It sure seemed that Dearden was enjoying the script based on how quickly she was blowing through it. Then, when she finished, Cranston got the confirmation that she was indeed on board. “Right when she got near the end, I came back into the room,” Cranston said, “and she went, ‘Sh**.’ She just said ‘sh**’ and I knew that was her approval.”
