When I read both pilots for ‘Breaking Bad’ and the ‘Michael J. Fox Show,’ I turned to my husband in real life, and I’m like, ‘That is an amazing script.’ Betsy Brandt Read Quote
For ‘Breaking Bad,’ it was like, that’s one of the best pilots, probably the best pilot I have ever read. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
I love opening night, and I love doing plays. But one of my favorite parts about doing a play or working on a new play is rehearsal. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
After you leave a show – any show, but for me especially after ‘Breaking Bad’ – you hope for a job to help soften the blow now that you don’t have this amazing job anymore, and you hope that it’s good. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
Everybody – even huge movie stars – have downs. That’s just how it is. The work ebbs and flows. My manager and I were saying, ‘Let’s remember that in 2013 we were soooo busy.’ So whenever it is that we’re not, maybe it’ll come back again. Maybe it won’t. But you’ve gotta love the ride. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
That undeniable love for your child… that’s something I totally get. And the bumps in the road, too. Like, any parent that thinks they have a perfect relationship with their child is a liar, or they’re just not present. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
The great thing with comedy is that I don’t memorize ahead of time like I did on ‘Breaking Bad.’ With ‘Breaking Bad,’ I wanted to know those words inside and out, really have my lines down so I could say them verbatim. But with comedy, you keep it a lot more loose. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
I try to be in bed by 11. Sometimes I watch a ‘West Wing’ rerun. That relaxes me. Betsy Brandt Read Quote
