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> [Our rational, realistic goals for 'Better Call Saul' were simply that it wouldn't suck, and it wouldn't embarrass us. It didn't rise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/our-rational-realistic-goals-for-better-call-saul-were-simply-that-it/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

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> [We shot 'Breaking Bad' on film; we capture 'Better Call Saul' digitally. In the shooting of 'Breaking Bad,' we would have this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/we-shot-breaking-bad-on-film-we-capture-better-call-saul-digitally-in/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

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> [I never thought anyone would come up to me and say, 'I like 'Better Call Saul' better than 'Breaking Bad.'' If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/i-never-thought-anyone-would-come-up-to-me-and-say-i-like-better-call/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

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> ['Better Call Saul' gets surprisingly dark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/better-call-saul-gets-surprisingly-dark/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/vince-gilligan-12018_better_better-call-saul-gets-surprisingly-dark_1563963.jpg)

> ['Breaking Bad'... the beauty of it is, some people are always going to love 'Breaking Bad' more. But I run into people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/breaking-bad-the-beauty-of-it-is-some-people-are-always-going-to-love/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/vince-gilligan-12018_beauty_breaking-bad-the-beauty-of-it-is-some-pe_2013652.jpg)

> [I think one of the reasons for the success of 'Breaking Bad,' and now for 'Better Call Saul,' is that we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/i-think-one-of-the-reasons-for-the-success-of-breaking-bad-and-now/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

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## More by Vince Gilligan

> [There are two ways of knowing if something ends badly: If you're honest with yourself, you just kind of know it. And then there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/there-are-two-ways-of-knowing-if-something-ends-badly-if-you-re/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [I do see the world in pretty dark terms. I find it colder and scarier the older I get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/i-do-see-the-world-in-pretty-dark-terms-i-find-it-colder-and-scarier/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [Sometimes when you're creating something, it takes on a life of its own, and you can be surprised at how sad or dramatic it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/sometimes-when-you-re-creating-something-it-takes-on-a-life-of-its/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [If religion is a reaction of man, and nothing more, it seems to me that it represents a human desire for wrongdoers to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/if-religion-is-a-reaction-of-man-and-nothing-more-it-seems-to-me-that/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [There's nothing more powerful to a showrunner than a truly invested writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/there-s-nothing-more-powerful-to-a-showrunner-than-a-truly-invested/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/the-thing-that-intrigued-me-about-breaking-bad-from-day-one-was-the/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [Our rational, realistic goals for 'Better Call Saul' were simply that it wouldn't suck, and it wouldn't embarrass us. It didn't rise much higher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/our-rational-realistic-goals-for-better-call-saul-were-simply-that-it/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> ['SpongeBob SquarePants' is a great show, and it centers on a character that is courageously nice. Why is SpongeBob interesting? It's because he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/spongebob-squarepants-is-a-great-show-and-it-centers-on-a-character/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [It's often the case with successful TV shows that they kind of inadvertently live on past their prime. It's best to leave the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/it-s-often-the-case-with-successful-tv-shows-that-they-kind-of/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [It's like that old expression: "Men plan and god laughs." You sort of see that in the television world, where you have an idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/it-s-like-that-old-expression-men-plan-and-god-laughs-you-sort-of-see/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [We all put on faces, as Walter White does. We put on faces when we meet our friends, when we meet new people, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/we-all-put-on-faces-as-walter-white-does-we-put-on-faces-when-we-meet/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [How do you find a better actor than Michael McKean? How do you find someone who's just that good? They don't grow on trees.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/how-do-you-find-a-better-actor-than-michael-mckean-how-do-you-find/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [I was always the kid who wanted Christmas to not come, because I realized at a pretty early age that no matter what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/i-was-always-the-kid-who-wanted-christmas-to-not-come-because-i/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [We shot 'Breaking Bad' on film; we capture 'Better Call Saul' digitally. In the shooting of 'Breaking Bad,' we would have this steady, handheld,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/we-shot-breaking-bad-on-film-we-capture-better-call-saul-digitally-in/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

> [I want to believe there's a heaven. But I can't not believe there's a hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gilligan/i-want-to-believe-there-s-a-heaven-but-i-can-t-not-believe-there-s-a/)

[Vince Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gilligan/)

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