Bryan Cranston Reveals His Favorite Walter White Line From Breaking Bad

During an interview with EW, Bryan Cranston revealed his favorite Walter White line from Breaking Bad, “Tread lightly.” The words are uttered by White in “Blood Money,” the ninth episode of the show’s fifth and final season comes from a line directed at DEA agent Hank. Hank has discovered that brother-in-law White is the drug lord he has been chasing for two years. Hank tells White he doesn’t know who White is anymore, and White replies, “If that’s true, if you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly.”

Cranston also revealed that he signs “Tread Lightly” the most when he’s autographing pictures for Breaking Bad fans. He also explained why he likes the line so much…

“It’s his credo. In many ways, he was very careful. Even though he stepped into landmines, he was very careful almost all the time. When he didn’t follow that motto is when he failed, like shooting Mike [Jonathan Banks]. It was very emotional. And the brazen hubris of telling Jesse, ‘I watched Jane die.’ It was unnecessary cruelty and emotional vomiting from his point. When he didn’t follow that credo is when he found himself in the most troubling condition.”