Bryan Cranston says that acknowledging his 'white blindness' made him step away from a play

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Bryan Cranston spoke about being 'blind' to racial issues and confronting his own white privilege during an interview with the Los Angeles Times that was published on Thursday.During the sit-down, the 65-year-old performer spoke about how he stepped away from a directing role in a play that would have ran at the renowned Geffen Playhouse and instead took on a part in another play entitledPower of Sail.The Breaking Bad star, who will portray a Harvard professor who invites a Holocaust denier to an academic symposium, also discussed confronting his own 'white blindness' to various social issues while working on the production.

Difficult topics:Bryan Cranston spoke about being 'blind' to racial issues and confronting his own white privilege during an interview with the Los Angeles Times that was published on Thursday; he is seen in 2019Cranston pointed out that the play that he would have directed was a comedy centered on an Englishman who takes on the Ku Klux Klan after they try to convert a fishing lodge into a meeting hall.He remarked that, following the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and other social uprisings, he did not feel as if putting on the show would serve to change any of the audiences' views on the hate group. 'It is a privileged viewpoint to be able to look at the Ku Klux Klan and laugh at them and belittle them for their broken and hateful ideology,' he stated.The Malcolm In The Middle cast member noted that the group, as well as other racist organizations, were still going strong in 2022 and their effects were still being felt by those that they seek to impact.

Moving around:During the sit-down, the 65-year-old performer spoke about how he stepped away from a directing role in a play that.