Breaking Bad audio commentary, 4.06 “Cornered”

Why not? Why not? Maybe she’s right. You know, maybe I should have put it in the paper, maybe I, I should have done something different. The thing is, if you just do stuff, and nothing happens, what’s it all mean? What’s the point? Oh right, this whole thing is about self acceptance. So I should stop judging and accept? So no matter what I do, hooray for me ‘cause I’m a great guy? It’s all good? No matter how many dogs I kill, I just…do an inventory and accept? I mean, you backed your truck over your own kid, and you like, accept? What a load of crap.

—I’ve got this…nephew. This nephew, who is, I mean, he’s an adult, right, but you can’t infantilize them, you can’t live their life for them, but still, I mean, there is that frustration, you know, that, God, that frustration that goes along with, you know—“Yes, as a matter of fact, I do know what is best for you, so listen.” And of course they don’t. I mean, what do you do with someone like that?

—Family.

—Yeah…he’s family.

—Can’t give up on them. Never. I mean, what else is there?

Listen, Jesse…you are not good right here. You are not good at all, you hear? Now just put your arms around me, come on. You’re gonna stand up, and we’re gonna, we’re gonna walk out of here, okay? We’re going to take you some place nice and safe. That’s it, that’s it, now let’s go, come on, here we go.