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Bob Odenkirk: Don’t Give Up Hope

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Mayim Bialik

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Mr. Show) opens up about his recent near-death heart attack and the perspective it gave him, how he channels his fear, anxiety, and anger into his comedy, and how imposter syndrome has fit into the arc of his career. He breaks down the shame instilled into him throughout his Catholic upbringing, what it was like to watch his friends find fame before he did, and navigating his work ethic while still being around for his kids. Bob discusses the significance of the Hollywood strikes and the origins of his new book of poems he made with his kids. Bob’s daughter Erin joins the Breakdown to describe the creative process of working with her dad.

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0:00.0

This is some extent my work ethic, which you can say is, you know, appreciate it, appreciable,

0:09.4

laudable, is also a cover for, you know, not being able to sit still. And I became very aware of that

0:20.0

coming out of this experience of near death. When you, when you just work, you sort of almost

0:27.7

don't make memories, I think, if all you do is add to your list of to-do things and ask yourself

0:34.9

every second of every day, what do I need to get done? What do I need to do? What am I not doing

0:40.5

right now that I should be doing? And there are times in life when that's all you can do.

0:45.0

If you have a kid with some medical problem, if you have financial challenges, there are times

0:52.0

in years in people's lives where all they can do is just go, I, I can't dwell on my life,

0:58.7

I can't put some space in here, I can't meditate, I have to fix something else, I have to make

1:03.6

something happen. And I understand that, but the heart attack really made me know that if you just

1:12.4

live that way, you don't really live. It's like you weren't here.

1:22.6

She knows a thing or two, and now she's going to break down, so break down, she's going to break it down.

1:30.7

Hi, I'm Miami Alec. And I'm Jonathan Cohen.

1:32.8

And welcome to our breakdown, the place where we break things down, so that you don't have to,

1:38.0

we're just trying to make it easy for you here. Life is about simplicity.

1:42.3

This is a big one today, is a really exciting one. Who are we having Jonathan?

1:47.2

We are having, as a guest, one of the most recently iconic characters in modern television.

1:55.3

I mean, that's a huge statement and it's entirely accurate. We're going to be talking to Bob

2:00.1

Odin Kirk. He's known for, I mean, better call Saul. He is Saul. Saul Goodman.

2:06.8

He originated that on Breaking Bad. He's also been in many feature films. But what you may not

2:13.2

realize about Bob Odin Kirk is, I mean, he, he wrote on SNL for years, the Mr. Show with Bob

2:20.3

and David. That was him. Also, Deep Cut get a life, if you like that Chris Elliott show.

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