The 62 best quotes from Breaking Bad
Heisenberg is more than a fictional name, he is a character that has been left for the memory.
Breaking Bad is one of the best television series so far this century, and its success has earned him fans around the world. This audiovisual fiction has created a universe capable of trapping the audience from the very first episode.
That is why it is not strange the way in which many phrases from Breaking Bad have gone down in history.. After all, it deals with universal themes beyond drugs and the world of drug trafficking.
The most memorable quotes from Breaking Bad
In this selection of Breaking Bad phrases you will find interesting reflections on the varied topics covered by this series.
1. What's the point of being an outlaw if you have responsibilities?
From a selfish perspective, fleeing from justice can also be seen as an opportunity to break away from any responsibility.
2. This family is everything to me. Without it I have nothing to lose.
Family is something that binds us closer to the world and its problems.
3. I am not in danger, Skyler, I am the danger. If there's a knock on a man's door and he gets shot, do you think it's going to be me? No! I'm the one who knocks.
One of the scenes in which Walter White's radical change is most clearly seen Walter White's radical change.
4. I saw Jane die. I was there. And I saw her die of an overdose, she drowned and died. I could have saved her. But I didn't.
In another of the most dramatic scenes, Walter White uses a revelation to show his power and self-confidence.
5. Every few months I come in here for a routine checkup knowing that one of those, to hell! Maybe even today I'm going to hear one of those bad news, but until then... Who's in charge? Me! That's how I live my life.
About the notion of being in control of one's life.
6. Never make the same mistake twice.
A recommendation to try to make mistakes count for something.
7. If you believe there is a hell, we are almost certainly going there. But I'm not going to lie down until I get there.
A line of dialogue that shows the philosophy of busy life that permeates this fiction.
8. To cook you only need to know the recipe, and I know it to the letter.
About the process of making the drug.
9. You're the smartest man I know and you're too stupid to see that he already made his decision 10 minutes ago.
Hank clearly shows that sometimes desires change the way Walter thinks in his despair.
10. Men are there to provide for their families at any cost.
A sample of the way traditional families think.
11. Don Eladio is dead, your bosses are dead, you have no one else to fight for, fill your pockets and leave in peace or come fight and die!
One of the phrases in Breaking Bad that expresses the violent nature of the expresses the violent nature of the mafias..
12. I've spent my whole life scared, scared of the things that could happen. But everything changed since I was told I had cancer. I stand up to kick fear in the teeth.
At times when you think you've hit rock bottom, there may be those who feel they have nothing to lose.
13. You know the business and I know the chemistry.
One of the phrases from Breaking Bad that captures the plot of most of the series.
14. If that's true, if you don't know who I am, then maybe your best option would be to be careful.
Heisenberg is known for his lapidary phrases, and this is a good example of that.
15. Shut up and let me die in peace.
One of the most intimidating characters in the series utters these words, showing dignity in his final moments.
16. Stay away from my territory.
Another line from this series that has become one of the most remembered Breaking Bad memes.
17. I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive.
One of the things that the plot of this work of fiction shows is that the world of drug trafficking was, outside the family sphere, the only one in which Walter came to feel recognized.
18. You two suck at distributing methamphetamine. Period.
An accusation with a touch of humor.
19. There is gold in the streets waiting for someone to come and lift it.
The city can be seen as a resource to be exploited.
20. I'm in the empire's business.
Drugs form a web of power that runs around the world.
21. Smoking marijuana, eating Cheetos and masturbating are not plans in my book.
A scathing commentary on the concept of a wasted life.
22. I imagine I won't be here for long.
On the transience of Walter's new life.
23. You can't just show up here unexpectedly, your face is stuck in 8 states.
Another of the lines showing the paranoid and suffocating environment in which a fugitive lives.
24. Never lie to a liar.
A self-explanatory aphorism.
25. If he tries to interfere, it becomes a much simpler matter. I'm going to kill your wife. I'm going to kill your son. I'm going to kill his newborn daughter.
The repercussions of the business Walter has gotten himself into affect the depths of family peace.
26. It's over. I have won.
Life seen as a game of clash of powers.
27. Someone has to protect this family from the man who protects this family.
Those who apparently protect can also oppress.
28. You are a ticking time bomb and I have no intention of being around when you explode.
Another characteristic of the series is the way in which it shows the escalation of violence from the escalation of violence from threats that build up to the end of the series..
29. Everyone sounds like Meryl Streep with a gun to her head.
A metaphor based on pop culture.
30. Since when do vegans eat fried chicken?
The fried chicken business is protected by a low profile through which they try not to arouse suspicion.
31. Just because you shot Jesse James, doesn't make you Jesse James.
In power hierarchies, violence is not the key to access to everything.
32. You know you have confidence in a friend when he screws up and you don't hide your desire to kill him.
A curious paradox.
33. He is a great father, a great teacher. He knows everything there is to know about chemistry. He is patient with us, he is always at your disposal.
You praise the one who is considered a person to whom much is owed.
34. How about taking those chemicals and making some rocket fuel, so you can send out a light signal.
A joke related to the chemistry professions.
35. You can't trust a drug addict.
A phrase that criminalizes the addict and at the same time tries to wear down his credibility.
36. I have realized that fear is the worst of all. That is the real enemy.
Fear can imprison us.
37. I want my children. I want my life back. Please tell me... how much is enough?
Normal" life can be boring for some people, but when trouble comes, it's common to yearn for the familiar, it's common to yearn for the familiar..
38. If you're committed enough, you can make any story into a job. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.
Believing in yourself is the key to making others believe in you.
39. Do you know how much I make in a year? I mean, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it. You know what? What if I suddenly decided to stop going to work?
A show of power.
40. A man offers. And he does, even when he's not appreciated or respected or even loved. He simply does it, because he is a man.
Again appealing to the traditional role of the father of the family.
41. You're a crazy, degenerate, dirty piece of shit who deserves to die.
A phrase pronounced in one of the moments of maximum tension of the series.
42. I didn't say he actually painted vaginas, I said some of his paintings looked like vaginas.
A little humor.
43. So right now, what I need from you is for you to leave me alone, Can you do that for me, honey? Please, just once, can you leave me alone? You know, I'd appreciate it. I really would.
At times, the family is shown from Walter's perspective as a hindrance to his criminal activities.
44. Darth Vader had responsibilities. He was responsible for the death of the star.
One of the most famous series referring to one of the most famous movies.
45. This girl was afraid. She was not going to accuse him in any way, shape or form. We couldn't do anything, just have her checked by the EMTs.
An appreciation that hints at guilt.
46. I know I shouldn't call you, but I'm in trouble here and I need my money.
Desperate situations lead to exposure to risk.
47. You are not a discreet person.
Another reference to the need to maintain a discreet profile to carry out one of the most powerful jobs.
48. If you are watching this tape, I am probably dead. Killed by my brother-in-law, Hank Schrader.
Part of the plan to frame Hank.
49. Was that your Heisenberg?
There is a whole mythology surrounding this avatar used by Walter.
50. Last chance to look at me, Hector.
Another of the most remembered phrases of Breaking Bad for the scene in which it appears..
51. We make poison for people who don't care. We probably have the nastiest customers in the world.
Satirizing about substance abusers.
52. When you have children, you always have family. They're always going to be your priority, your responsibility.
Again, putting family at the center of life.
53. It's not me, man! I... I was the guy who was selling the methamphetamine, supposedly.
One of the lines of dialogue related to the paranoid atmosphere of the drug trafficking world.
54. I don't get it. What's the hit? Why don't you do it at home, like the rest of us, with a big flat screen TV, 50 pay-per-view channels.
55. Let's say I know a guy...who knows another guy...who knows another guy.
The drug has long chains of transmission.
56. We're done when I say we're done.
Another allusion to the hierarchy governing the world of crime.
57. A drug dealer gets shot? I'm going to walk out of here and say that's what happened.
Whoever is involved in drug trafficking is not equally well protected by the law.
58. We had Fring, we had a lab that had everything we needed and everything worked like clockwork. If you had shut your mouth and cooked, we would have made as much money as you ever needed.
Reproaches for not submitting to a higher hierarchy.
59. The soul? There is nothing here, only chemistry.
A reflection on the rejection of dualism.
60. Look, Skyler, I just haven't been quite myself lately, but I love you. None of that has changed, and it's never going to change.
An attempt at reconciliation.
61. Yes you do. I'm the cook. I'm the man who killed Gus Fring.
Once, feeding the Heisenberg legend.
62. People don't change, they just show different facets of themselves depending on the situation.
An essentialist view of people.
(Updated at Apr 13 / 2024)