A closer look
Why pay for expensive acting workshops when you can just exploit the local populace for free character study? During the filming of AMC's smash hit, the creators reportedly observed real-life addicts around Albuquerque. It was all in the name of 'authenticity,' allowing Aaron Paul and the rest of the crew to study the exact posture, incessant scratching, and jittery movements of severe addiction. Hollywood method acting has never looked quite so bleak, but it undeniably won them a truckload of Emmys.
