Los Angeles, May 20 (IANS) Hollywood actor Bryan Cranston, who is known for his work in ‘Breaking Bad’, and ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, has shared that theatre work turns out to be loss-making for him.

The actor has been appearing on stage since the 1980s and has most recently been seen in a hit production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in London’s West End, but Bryan, 70, has said that treading the boards is a difficult job because the pay is so low, reports ‘Female First UK’.

He told PageSix, “There’s no money in it. You actually are losing money by doing theater. That’s how difficult it is for actors who are here in New York just doing theatre. They have to constantly be working”.

Bryan said he expects the production of ‘All My Sons’ to transfer to Broadway next year, marking his first time back on the New York stage since his turn in Network in 2019, which won him his second Tony Award after he previously scooped the Best Actor prize for ‘All the Way’ in 2014.

As per ‘Female First UK’, Bryan previously declared he would be taking a year off in 2026 because he turned 70 in March and wanted to travel and enjoy “more life experiences” with with his wife Robin Dearden but he’s been kept busy with his stint in London’s West End.

Speaking before his big birthday, Bryan told People magazine. “At some point I want to slow it down. I want to have more life experiences, I want to travel, I want to feel it. When you’re working, I’ve been working for the last 25 years nonstop and that’s not real life. And I really do feel like I want more real life experiences. I want to adjust the relationship that the industry has with me and also that it’s created for my marriage. I just want to kind of level that out and experience something new”.

Asked if spending more time with his wife is part of that, he said, “Yes! I like her. 35 years married, she’s a lovely lady”.

However, one thing Bryan won’t do with his wife is go shopping. He added, “Someone said, ‘You don’t go shopping with your wife?’ I go, ‘No! Why would I do that? I don’t like it!’”.

–IANS

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