IF HE’S TRYING TO PROVE HE CAN DO IT ALL, IT’S WORKING. WHETHER playing the goofy dad on Malcolm in the Middle, a ruthless drug dealer on Breaking Bad or an unhinged, mad-as-hell TV anchor in Network on Broadway, the 62-year-old Bryan Cranston draws euphoric acclaim—and awards. Among many others, he has won four Emmys, a Tony (for his portrayal of Lyndon Johnson in All the Way) and an Olivier for Network’s London run. His method? “Whatever I’ve just done, I tend to not do that,” he says. “I had opportunities to play a hapless dad after Malcolm, and my absolute inclination was to say, ‘Thank you, but no thank you.’” His current job, in Network, he describes as “exhilarating and exhausting.” Things were slightly more, well, stationary, filming The…
