When I perform on stage, you have to remember my performance or buy another ticket to the party! In television and film, you can see it over and over again.

I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.

After 'Breaking Bad,' people are very frightened of who I am. They back away from me on the street.

When you're speaking Spanish, you're thinking in a different way.

Europeans fought for shorter workdays, more vacation time, family leave, and all these kinds of things. Those haven't been priorities in America: it's been about money. You see, in the countries that fought for time, they cook more often; they have less obesity. There are real benefits to having time.

I don't like to be away from my family for long periods.

I'm working class, my family was working class, and we have struggled the same way our neighbors here in San Francisco have struggled.

As a child my life felt like an adventure, because my dad is such a fun guy. I had a brother and sister who were in and out of hospital a lot – one had a congenital heart problem and the other had a cleft palate. But my parents never stopped smiling."