My name is ASAC Schrader, and you might go f— yourself.
What happens now that Hank is on the hunt for next-level dealers and manufacturers?
And what was that revival process like?
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Let’s take Norris into the interrogation room.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You had a truly tragic but indelible exit onBreaking Bad.
Was there a part of you that was like, It can never be as good as that goodbye.
Lets just let sleeping Hanks sleep?
or were you always curious to see if there was more life in this character?
for exactly the reason you’re talking about.
Vince said, “Yes.
And I said, Well, if you say yes, then I’m in.
He told me that one of their rules has always been to never do the original show any harm.
Which meant it was not gratuitous.
It was there for a purpose.
It was there to push along the story of Jimmy McGill turning into Saul.
Youre playing an earlier version of Hank.
And they were like, Yeah, he’s prime Hank swagger at this point.
You walk on set.
It really was surreal.
So it was weird and it was great and it just brought back good memories.
I’ve done two shows since then, you know?
So now I get to go back and revisit all that stuff and it was really special.
No, it came back quickly because they wrote him so well, as they always did inBreaking Bad.
And once I learned the words the character came right back.
Hes a smart, perceptive detective and he knows it but does he think hes smarter than he is?
I think a guy like him maybe always thinks hes smarter than he is.
But he ultimately makes a decision, goes with his gut, and decides to proceed.
Thats a really long and fun interrogation scene.
What was the trickiest part of filming this chess game?
But I thought that was an interesting turn.
It’s also an interesting moment where you see some moral character from Saul.
You see him concerned about his guy, instead of just money.
The two of them have more fun banter because they’re stuck on this stakeout for hours.
And I think that’s probably all I should say.
Have you had early discussions about his return beyond next week, perhaps next season?
I probably couldn’t say.
I love them all.
Maybe they could figure something out.
Any of those actors, I would be excited to get to play with.
That would be my favorite right there.
Fans were excited for Hanks return.
What do they want to talk to you the most about these days when it comes toBreaking Bad?
Do they still recite the My name is ASAC Schrader line and talk minerals?
But mostly people are very respectful and they’re very sincere and passionate in their chit-chatting.
And that continues because new people continue to discover it constantly on Netflix and other places.
It’s really quite nice, to be honest.
We have the best fans.
Its not like, Hey, man, you were great on that show.
So it’s always a proud moment when that happens.
[Laughs] Vince is a big supporter of Schraderbrau, so he was laughing about it.
There’s a final season ofClawscoming up.
Where else will we see you in 2020?
I’m doing a pilot for Chuck Lorre calledThe United States of Alon CBS.
It’s really cool.
It’s really funny, but it’s also really culturally interesting.
And I think it would be fun if we could pull it off.
