Bryan Cranston says he ‘would definitely move’ to Canada if Donald Trump became president

Bryan Cranston says he “would definitely move� to Canada if Donald Trump were elected president. And he doesn’t sound like he’s entirely joking.

The actor, who has endorsed Hillary Clinton, was set up for that response by a host on “The Bestseller Experiment� podcast who asked whether, if Trump became president, might Cranston “fancy an extended vacation to Vancouver?�

“It wouldn’t be a vacation,� the Oscar nominee said in the podcast posted Sunday. “I’d be an expatriate. Absolutely. I would definitely move. It’s not real to me that that would happen. I hope to God it won’t.�

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Without hearing Cranston’s tone of voice, and depending on a person’s politics, that comment can be taken both tragically and comically — which are both facets of the candidate’s personality, the actor observed.

“He’s such a tragic, Shakespearean character, and he’s comedic as well because of the tragedy of this man’s soul, the delusions that he has, the supreme narcissism,� he said. “But a beautiful character. Amazing character.�

OK, so, that would suggest Cranston isn’t entirely joking about moving north. He predicted that books, movies and plays would be made about Trump, “because of the anomaly he presented� in this election cycle.

And were that to happen, he might not be the actor for the job.

“I do have a judgment of him, and it’s virtually impossible to play someone you have a judgment on because then you’re slanted. ... I need to come at it from a place of neutrality, so that I can build a character and justify what I say, what I do, at all times.

“It’s hard for me to imagine trying to justify what this man has said and done,� Cranston continued. “So I don’t know if it’s actually possible for me to play the character. It would be a challenge.�

Take a listen starting around the 22-minute mark of the podcast and decide for yourself whether Cranston is serious about making a break for Canada, should there be a President Trump.

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