Bryan Cranston has built his reputation playing powerful men, from President Lyndon B Johnson to Breaking Bad's Walter White to Your Honor's Michael Desiato. On this episode of Sway, the Tony and Emmy-winning actor breaks down his method, the motivations behind the larger-than-life men he plays and why he draws the line at playing the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz or the President currently in the White House. You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more information for all episodes at nytimes.com/sway, and you can find Kara on Twitter @karaswisher.