It has been a decade since Breaking Bad wrapped up, yet fans are still not over the incredible story of Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman and Bryan Cranston’s Walter White. From the very beginning of their journey towards the bittersweet ending, the show was indeed a wild ride of emotions.
Even the actors could not help but be emotional as they prepared for the end of the series they worked so hard for five years.
Aaron Paul Gets Emotional During Table Read For Breaking Bad
During a table read for Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 9 ‘Blood Money,’ Aaron Paul could not help but shed real tears as he rehearsed with Bryan Cranston. Check out the video below:
Even in the read-through session, Paul acts in character, taking in all the emotions and letting it all flow through his tears. The on-screen chemistry between him and Cranston has been proven all throughout the show.
Paul admitted to The Guardian that he and his co-star were speechless when they saw the end of the series. Half a decade-long project has come to an end, not to mention the massive success of the franchise – how did they deal with that? Paul stated:
“We talk about it all the time. It was next to perfect. Brian and I read it together at his place in New Mexico. When he read the screen direction ‘end of series’ we just sat in silence for 30 seconds.”
The Breaking Bad star confessed he loved when people associate him with Jesse Pinkman, although sometimes it could get weird being famously recognized as a drug dealer. Still, he admitted the show changed his life:
“I thought we finished that story six years ago, and now I zipped on the skin again. People were just so passionate and wanted answers. Asking when the next series of Breaking Bad was gonna be – you can put that dream away – wanting to know what happens to Jesse, and what happened to Jesse. A lot of people will always see me as Jesse, and I take that as a compliment. The show was a game changer.”
The Breaking Bad franchise branched out to a follow-up film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and a series entitled Better Call Saul.
Aaron Paul Reflects On His Breaking Bad Journey
In the same interview with The Guardian, Aaron Paul credits Bryan Cranston for being his mentor along the way. Working with the veteran star has helped him discover his real talent. He said:
“At the beginning of my career, I was not great. Even at the beginning of Breaking Bad – I was OK, I got the job. But I grew so much as an actor. Everyone saw it.”
In another conversation with Independent, Paul revealed it was series creator Vince Gilligan who wanted him in when the entire casting department said no. He further shared:
“Even after I tested, no one wanted me. Vince played his trump card and said, ‘I’m not doing the show unless he’s the guy’. He gave me a chance when, quite frankly, no one else would.”
Breaking Bad received a boost in viewership when Netflix picked up and aired the first three installments ahead of its fourth season.
