53 Quotes by Vince Gilligan

In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television.

TV is where writers get to tell interesting stories. Because writers, for the most part, run television.

Endings are the hardest part. I find there's a great relief that at the end of every episode, every hour of TV you produce, while you want a proper and satisfying ending, it doesn't have to end The Story, in capital letters.

I want to believe there's a heaven. But I can't not believe there's a hell.

I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors and actors. To each their own.

What's so great about making television is that it's a collaborative beast. It's created by a great many hands belonging to a great many people.

[Making meth] is a complex process. The truth of it is that we live in a post-Google world where you can find six recipes for meth in 30 seconds on a search engine.

The last thing in the world that I would want to know, in my own life, is when I'm going to pass away.

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 wanting more.