Anna Gunn experienced "extreme sexism" when she starred in 'Breaking Bad'

In an interview with the Evening Standard newspaper, she said: "I feel like I came to understand what it was, which was just the undercurrent of extreme sexism. The idea of gender roles being so deeply ingrained -- it was shocking to me.

"But I'm not sorry it happened, because it put me out on the other side going, 'Huh, that's really interesting.' And I felt compelled to say something, not necessarily for myself, but for my daughters and other women. The vehemence of it, and the fact that it was just allowed -- it was the id gone wild."

And Anna - who has daughters Eila Rose and Emma with ex-husband Alistair Duncan - is proud of the fact that people still approach her to admit they were inspired to speak out about their own experiences following the article.

She said: "It was really wonderful to me to be called upon in that way, because I felt I was being of service to the people I loved and admired as well."

The creator of 'Breaking Bad', Vince Gilligan, is penning a film script for a two-hour production based on the drama, but Anna refused to say if she'll be involved in the project.

She said: "I can neither confirm nor deny. [I know] A bit, yeah. A lot. A bit. I don't know!

"It's gonna be really good."

And opening up about if she'd ever star in the show's spin-off, 'Better Call Saul?', she simply added: "Who knows? We've talked about just having Skyler and Walt in the background, walking past as unobtrusively as possible."