Larry Hankin Old Joe Breaking Bad

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Larry Hankin reveals the memory issues he faced as Old Joe during the Breaking Bad Season 5 premiere were tied to dyslexia, a struggle that made him just keep forgetting lines on set. Bryan Cranston reacted by first whispering Get your lines down before snapping What's the matter with you? Remember your lines when the forgetfulness continued. Overwhelmed by the pressure, Hankin approached director Michael Slovis noting Bryan's giving me a hard time. Slovis offered a two-part solution starting with First, all actors go up on their lines, it happens, then cutting to the chase with The second thing is, we're losing the light, so f* Bryan and let's just finish this scene. Hankin credits that blunt intervention for fixing his performance forever, stating I got back in, and I never forgot my lines again because the director scared the strength into me. Years later while filming El Camino, Vince Gilligan provided a 10-minute break specifically for Hankin to memorize his dialogue. The actor joked about the experience with Come to think of it, maybe that's why they never asked me to be on Better Call Saul.