Bryan Cranston wants to play Willie Nelson in a biopic: 'Physical resemblance'

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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston has some ideas about who should play Willie Nelson, if a biopic was ever made.  

When asked if there was a musician Cranston would be interested in playing in a biopic, he responded with the legendary singer-songwriter Willie Nelson due to the fact they have similar features.

"Willie Nelson comes to mind. The hair and the beard. I think there’s some physical resemblance. He’s very old and wrinkled, and I can relate to that. So, I wouldn’t have to wear a lot of makeup," Cranston said during an interview with NME.

The 66-year-old actor continued to list reasons why he admires Nelson.

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"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston said he'd be interested to play Willie Nelson, if a biopic was ever made.   (Getty Images)

"Willie’s had a fascinating career – as a writer and as a performer, and as a free speech person, being anti-war and on the forefront of hemp [culture]. That’s kind of interesting to me, even though I don’t vibe with that stuff. I don’t like smoking, it just doesn’t do it for me," Cranston admitted to the media outlet.

Willie Nelson performs at Farm Aid 30 at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

Last week, Nelson spoke candidly about smoking marijuana with rapper Snoop Dogg in Amsterdam.

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Willie Nelson spoke candidly about smoking marijuana with rapper Snoop Dogg in Amsterdam. (Jason Davis/Getty Images for SiriusXM/Emma McIntyre)

While Nelson is preparing for a star-studded 90th birthday celebration he admitted that him and the "Gin and Juice" rapper "smoked a lot of marijuana and had a lot of fun."

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"I love Snoop. He and I are great friends — have been forever," Nelson said to People Magazine.

Meanwhile, Cranston has been busy working on several projects. The 66-year-old actor is filming the latest season of Showtime’s crime series "Your Honor."
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Football fans may also recognize Cranston in a Super Bowl ad, as he reprised his popular character, Walter White, with "Breaking Bad" co-star, Aaron Paul, for a PopCorners commercial.

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"Breaking Bad" successfully aired for five seasons, which ran from 2008 until 2013. A spin-off of the drama series "Better Call Saul" was created two years later.

Cranston’s character in "Breaking Bad" is a high school chemistry teacher who experiences hardship outside his classroom. While mainly dealing with financial problems, he made the decision to desperately start a meth lab to support his wife and children.