'That hurts my heart': Bob Odenkirk reveals hardest part about leaving 'Better Call Saul' behind
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bob Odenkirk isn't anything like his character Saul Goodman from the popular series 'Better Call Saul'. Recently, Odenkirk revealed the toughest part about leaving the story of Saul Goodman behind and saying goodbye to his character. But, as one might think, the hardest part according to Odenkirk wasn't getting out of the character, but a reason that would surely make you think about Odenkirk and how great of an actor he is.
Bob Odenkirk brought the infamous Saul Goodman, Walter White, and Jesse Pinkman's criminal lawyer, to the screens and instantly became a fan favorite. While there was mention of him in the hit series Breaking Bad', he appeared as a major character in 'Breaking Bad' (2008–2013) and as the antihero protagonist of its prequel 'Better Call Saul' (2015–2022), where we see Jimmy McGill's transformation from a humble lawyer to a guy who loves a conman's life.
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'The character was an incredible gift'
In a recent interview with Collider, Bob Odenkirk revealed the hardest part about leaving his character and the show behind, he shared that the hardest part was saying goodbye to the cast. He said, "No, the most impactful thing was saying goodbye to the cast. The thing that hurts my heart is having the camaraderie and the love and friendship with Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian and Michael Mando and John Banks and Giancarlo Esposito be in my past. That was the hardest thing about moving on from that show. Nothing comes close to that. The character was an incredible gift to me, career-wise and challenge-wise, but being inside that guy, who was lonely and had fairly immature behavior, was hard after a while. I’m fine with walking away from that." According to Collider.
What is Bob Odenkirk up to these days?
Odenkirk is back on the screen and is working with the same production company that he worked with during the 'Better Call Saul' days. His show is called 'Lucky Hank', and the character is something different from his role as Saul Goodman. Odenkirk is exploring genres and creatively growing into roles that are expanding his horizon as an actor and opening doors for possibilities. Odenkirk plays 'Hank' in the new AMC series, Hank is an English professor in an underfunded college in Pennsylvania, who is coping with a midlife crisis. The show takes you through the life of Hank and the beginning of a joyride of sarcasm mixed with a midlife crisis.
