Bryan Cranston : `` Breaking Bad 's '' focus on an anti-hero challenges viewers ' normal stances . He says we are torn between pity and scorn for the main character , played by Gene Seymour . Walter White : Seymour is the dreaded specter of our era , making two bad choice after another .
Gene Seymour : `` Breaking Bad 's '' focus on an anti-hero challenges viewers ' normal stances . He says we are torn between pity and scorn for the main character , played by Bryan Cranston . Seymour : Walter White is the dreaded specter of our era , making one bad choice after another .