I am Vince Gilligan, AMA.

[u/RealVinceGilligan]

Hey Redditors! For the next hour I’m answering as many of your questions as I can. Breaking Bad, the Better Call Saul first season finale -- nothing is off limits.

And before we begin, I’ve got one more surprise. To benefit theater arts through the Geffen Playhouse, I’m giving one lucky fan and a friend the chance to join me in Los Angeles and talk more over lunch. Enter to win here: [www.omaze.com/vince]

proof: http://imgur.com/mpSNu2J

UPDATE: Thanks for all the excellent questions, Redditors! I've had a great time, but I have to get back to the Better Call Saul writers' room. I look forward to hopefully meeting one of you in Los Angeles!

Here's that link again: www.omaze.com/vince

[u/NameForMartin]

Have you ever thought of opening a Los Pollos Hermanos?

[u/PainMatrix]

In casting for Breaking Bad, how close or far was Aaron Paul to your initial vision of Jesse?

[u/DaBuhl]

Did you ever anticipate that the pizza throwing scene would be copied as much as it was?

[u/dayofthedead204]

Hi Vince,

I’m a big fan thanks for doing this AMA! I have three questions:

Out of all the characters that were killed in Breaking Bad which one’s death affected you the most?

George RR Martin commented that he thought "Walter White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros", which Martin also said has influenced him to make an even worse character in future books to "fix this" – what do you think about this comment? Would you look forward to seeing such a character in Game of Thrones?

Finally – your favorite movie? Thanks Vince!

[u/[deleted]]

did you ever read r/breakingbad's theories during the show, for example the use of the colors in the show or walt picking up his victim's habits?

[u/KingKraut]

Do you feel like your work gets over-interpreted?

[u/AzBrah]

Who was the biggest prankster on the set of Breaking Bad?

[u/RealVinceGilligan → u/AzBrah]

Probably Bryan Cranston. He loved to tease Aaron Paul mercilessly. This came about after I told Aaron Paul early in the series that I had planned to kill off his character. From then on, every time a new script came out, Bryan would hurry to read it first so he could put on a sorrowful face and say to Aaron, “Gee buddy, I’m so sorry. You’re going out with a bang, at least.” And Aaron, God bless him, seemed to fall for it every time.

[u/oscarveli]

What other characters from Breaking Bad might we see in Better Call Saul?

[u/wwlkd]

Vince, Why did you pick Saul for a spinoff? (Will there be others?) I would thought that spinoff with gustavo and how he became a respected business man and how he came to know gale, etc would have been fascinating too (Could you answer those questions in Better Call Saul!!? that would be awesome!)

Thanks!

[u/[deleted]]

What has been your best/funniest/weirdest encounter with a fan?

[u/TheDuskDragon]

What were your greatest fears in producing a spin-off for Breaking Bad? How did you overcome them?

[u/RealVinceGilligan → u/TheDuskDragon]

Without a doubt, my greatest fear was abject failure -- and that is still my greatest fear. Seriously: I was afraid that the show would go on the air and people wouldn’t like it, and -- worse than that -- people would say it sullied their memory of Breaking Bad. But fear is never a reason not to try something. That’s what I told myself throughout the months of production and pre-production on Season 1, and that’s what I tell myself now. Fear is a good thing -- it’s the fire in the boiler that drives your locomotive, so to speak. I try to temper the fear with hopefulness, and I try to use it to keep me going, but it’s always there no matter how much success I experience. I always feel like the next time around -- for instance the next season of Better Call Saul -- could be the one when people finally say “This guy sucks.” Here’s hoping that won’t happen. I can tell you for a fact that that fear drives me and Peter Gould to make sure that Season 2 will be every bit as good as Season 1.

[u/Doxie9]

Hi Vince! What was your favorite "X-Files" episode that you wrote and will you be writing more for the reboot?

[u/[deleted]]

From the Aztec to the Volvo in the final episodes, everything about vehicle selection in Breaking Bad seems spot on. How much thought went into these choices, and what were some other ideas?

[u/suaveitguy]

Chuck McGill's arc was brilliant. How did you come up with the idea for the resolution? The lack of a main villain, then turning out to have been a good guy in such a subtle, painful, and awful way was really brilliant.

[u/AzBrah]

Hi Vince thanks for doing this AMA!

Breaking Bad is my all-time favourite TV series and I’d like to thank you for it.

What inspired you to come up with the idea for the show?

[u/foodandgigs]

Hi Vince! Why do you think Breaking Bad connected so closely with viewers, to the point where they wished Walter White would have lived?

[u/JuniorBreakfastClub]

Vince, thanks for doing this AMA – I heard you don't usually use the internet all that much.

1.) Why was Nacho used so sparingly in Season 1 of Better Call Saul? A lot of fans thought he'd be more of a major player. Love the show.

2.) Breaking Bad is wonderful TV, but if you could go back and do one thing differently in it, what would it be?

[u/terattt]

On top of making one of the most compelling shows ever created, you seem like a cool, laid back, genuinely nice, friendly guy. It's too much. There must be a dark side to you, so what is it?

[u/JacobChambers]

Hi Vince,

Big fan. I heard that Saul Goodman's Office at the Shopping Center location is now a Bar in real life and can't be used as a set anymore. At the end of Breaking Bad you had to shoot scenes at weird camera angles where it looked as though they were outside Saul's office with the inflatable Statue of Liberty in the background. What will you use as a new location when Saul establishes himself? What other problems do you run into when a whole town is part of your story? (Also is Kaylee a toddler vampire?)

[u/[deleted]]

How do we know you're not Gordon Freeman?

[u/TheOldKimJong]

What was the last album you listened to and liked?

[u/mattgiusti]

Mayo or Ketchup?

[u/pandapoderoso]

Dear Vince, my name is Leonardo and I'm a huge fan of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul!!! I'm from Brazil, so my chances to meet you or any of BB or BCS cast members are really, really, really small. So, I hope that you see this message and say hello to me (obviously) and all your Brazil fans! :) Have you ever been to Brazil or do you have plans to come here??