Actor Bryan Cranston clarifies he’s not retiring

Actor Bryan Cranston on Friday clarified that he’s not retiring, however plans to take a “pause” after his seventieth birthday in 2026.

Cranston, recognized for his Emmy award-winning portrayal of Walter White within the HBO sequence “Breaking Dangerous,” wrote on Instagram that taking a break would enable him to spend extra time along with his spouse Robin and provides him “a kind of ‘reset’ in his profession.” Throughout his pause, he additionally plans to unplug from social media and skim basic novels.

“I’m not even positive what ‘pausing’ means solely, however in the mean time, I believe it signifies that by taking a yr off it’ll present a number of issues…” Cranston wrote on Instagram on Friday.

British GQ reported on Thursday that Cranston in 2026 “will retire — at the least quickly,” with plans to close down his manufacturing firm, promote his half of mezcal enterprise Dos Hombres after which journey along with his spouse overseas.

“I wish to go for day journeys and have the fireplace within the fire and drink wine with new mates and never learn scripts,” Cranston informed British GQ. “It’s not going to be like, ‘Oh, I’ll learn and see what I’m going to do.’ No, it’s a pause. It’s a cease. I received’t be fascinated by [work]. I’m not going to be taking cellphone calls.”

Simply to make doubly positive that what he stated was to not be misinterpreted, he additional clarified on Instagram.

“Some information got here out that wasn’t solely clear… even to me,” Cranston wrote. “So I wished to set the report straight. I’m not retiring.”