Posted on 01/08/2019 1:31:45 PM PST by EdnaMode
Bryan Cranston defended playing a quadriplegic in his upcoming movie “The Upside,” saying taking on the role was a “business decision” amid the growing debate about expanding casting in Hollywood.
Cranston told the Press Association that he’s aware of “the need to expand opportunities” to others when it comes to casting specific roles, but as an actor, he has the right to take on characters with different attributes and abilities. In “The Upside,” Cranston plays a wealthy quadriplegic who hires a caretaker, played by Kevin Hart, to help him on his daily routine.
"We live in the world of criticism, if we're willing to get up and try something, we have to also be willing to take criticism,” Cranston said, according to Sky News. “We're very aware of the need to expand the opportunities for people with disabilities.”
"As actors, we're asked to be other people, to play other people,” he added. “If I, as a straight, older person, and I'm wealthy, I'm very fortunate, does that mean I can't play a person who is not wealthy, does that mean I can't play a homosexual?”
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The kid with CP that played his son in BB was a LOUSY actor, so there’s that too...
I understood that kid really Did
Have CP!
He was the weakest Character
In Breaking Bad.
Gus was Scary.
If actors are only allowed to play who they are, get ready for a lot of pedophile movies.
Gus was scary because he was an utter psychopath, but Mike was a very close second. When he took that “tough guy” apart and disarmed him it was poetry in motion, and scary as it gets.
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