Shadowing Practice: Breaking Bad's Most Iconic Scenes - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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I'm not
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going to die.
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I'm not a kid.
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Oh Shit.
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Shit.
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Shit.
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Shit.
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Shit.
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Shit.
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Oh, shit.
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It's your meeting.
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Why don't you start talking and tell me what you want?
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$50,000.
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Oh, man.
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50 Gs?
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How you figure that?
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35 for the pound of Matthew stole, and another 15 for my partner's pain and suffering.
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Pardon.
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Pardon.
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Oh yeah, I remember that little bitch.
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So you must be daddy.
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Let me get this straight.
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I steal your dope, hm?
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I...
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beat the piss out of your mule boy!
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And then you walk in here and you bring me more men?
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Woo!
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That's a brilliant plan, is it?
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Really?
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You got one part of that wrong.
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This...
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is not meth.
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I'm gonna find out.
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What was that?
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No, no, it's Gonzo. Can you?
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I'm gonna find out.
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What was that?
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You fucking nuts!
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I wanna find out.
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What was that?
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No, no, it's Gonzo.
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Gonzo.
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You fucking nuts!
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You wanna find out?
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What was that?
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What was that?
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No, no, it was Garzo.
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Calma.
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Calma.
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Calma.
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You got balls.
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I'll give you that.
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All right.
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All right.
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I'll give you your money.
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Ah.
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That crystal that your partner brought me, it sold faster than $10 ass in TJ.
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Let's say you bring me another pound next week.
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Money up front.
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Money up front.
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Take it
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easy, tio.
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I will feed you.
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I eat first.
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That's the deal.
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What?
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Oh, I get it.
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I get it.
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I get it.
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Oh!
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Yeah, greedy old bastard.
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Tell you, Heisenberg.
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Old people.
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You feed them, huh?
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You put them in a really nice crib in the country, and yet they gotta steal the food off your plate.
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You better eat every bite of that.
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What did you do that for?
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God!
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Deal.
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Dick.
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This is called the American Contact.
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Oh.
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Raider, where you going?
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We need a...
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...heaveness bag.
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Right?
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Pretty big one.
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What's the matter, Schrader?
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You act like you never saw severed human head on a tortoise before!
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Get away!
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Hey, welcome to...
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Please, what's this on there?
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You're going
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to give Badger Mayhew the best legal representation ever.
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But no deals with the DEA.
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All right, Badger will not identify anyone to anybody.
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If he does, you're dead.
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Why don't you just kill Badger?
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I mean, follow me, guys, but mosquitoes buzzing around you, bite you on the ass, you don't go gunning for the mosquito's attorney.
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You go grab a fly swatter, so to speak.
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I mean, all due respect, do I have to spell this out for you?
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We're not killing Badger, yo!
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Then you got real problems, okay?
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Because the DEA's gonna come down on your boy like a proverbial ton of bricks.
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I mean, I don't think I'm going out on a limb here, but, hey, he's not gonna like prison.
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He's gonna sing like Celine Dion, regardless of what you do to me.
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Mr. Mayhew?
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Recognize your cough.
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Take that mask off, you know, get some air.
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Go on.
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Take it easy.
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Breathe in, breathe out.
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All right, I'm gonna stand up, all right?
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Because I got bad knees.
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That's better.
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OK, now listen, the three of us are gonna work this out.
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Yeah?
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How?
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First things first, you're gonna put a dollar in my pocket, both of these.
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You want attorney-client privilege, don't you?
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So that everything you say is strictly between us.
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I mean it.
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Put a dollar in my pocket.
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Come on, make it official.
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Come on, do it.
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That's it, come on.
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Just a dollar.
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What?
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All right, now you, ski bum.
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Come on, give with a dollar.
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Go on.
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He's smart.
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What?
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All I got's a five.
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I'll take a five.
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Come on already.
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Come on. Be cool.
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OK, you're now both officially represented by Saul Goodman and Associates.
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Your secrets are safe with me under threat of disbarment.
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All right?
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Take the ski mask off.
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I feel like I'm talking to the weather underground here.
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Just do it.
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Okay, so if a prison shanking is completely off the table, and we're sure of that...
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No shanking!
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All right, all right.
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And the way I see it is...
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somebody's going to prison.
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It's just a matter of who.
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Oh, Jesus.
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Jesse.
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Jesse.
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Jesse, wake up.
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Jesse, wake up!
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No, no, no. Oh.
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I'm sorry.
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Why are you doing this?
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Why are you even thinking this way?
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Is it to punish me?
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I am not punishing you all.
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This is punitive, is what this is.
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We are happily married.
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I am happily married.
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I am happy.
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We're just...
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I love you, Skyler.
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And I would do anything for you. Would you even consider...
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I mean, Jesus!
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You come in here and you wave these papers in my face when there's a whole other entire side to this thing.
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There's your side and there's my side, and you haven't heard my side yet.
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You haven't heard any of it at all.
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You're a drug dealer.
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No, what?
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How?
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What?
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Yeah.
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How else could you possibly make that kind of money?
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Marijuana. That Pinkman kid.
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No?
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Oh my God, Walt.
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Cocaine?
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Methamphetamine. But I'm...
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I'm a manufacturer.
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I'm not a dealer.
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Oh.
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Per se.
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I...
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It...
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It doesn't mean...
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No. Skylar!
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Listen to me, Skylar.
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No. No. There are a lot of angles to this, okay?
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It's complicated, all right?
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So please, let's...
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Please, let's just sit back down, and we'll talk it through.
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I'm gonna make you a deal, Walt.
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I won't tell Hank, and I won't tell your children or anybody else.
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Nobody will hear it from me, but only if you grant me this divorce and stay out of our lives.
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No, Scott.
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I mean it.
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Now let me the hell out of here before I throw up.
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So, how was your day?
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Good.
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Good.
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Excellent.
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I hope you don't mind.
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I invited Louis to stay for dinner tonight.
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You know, as a thank you for driving Walter Jr. to school for us.
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We've been kind of absent.
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Bye-bye.
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Louis really pitched in.
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Um...
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Look, I just want to say that I...
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I feel good about our talk this morning, and I'm very eager to hear what you're thinking about...
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about what we talked about.
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But, you know, whenever you're ready, then, of course...
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Yeah.
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Honesty is good, don't you think?
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I fucked Ted.
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Boys, dinner.
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I want you to eat your salad, okay?
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Okay.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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Nobody likes salad, but it's good for you.
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Thanks, darling.
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Thank you.
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Let me understand this.
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You're turning down one and a half million dollars.
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I am not turning down the money.
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I am turning down you.
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You get it?
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I want nothing to do with you.
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Ever since I met you, everything I have ever cared about is gone.
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Ruined, turned to shit, dead ever since I hooked up with the great Heisenberg.
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I have never been more alone.
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I have nothing!
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No one!
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All right, it's all gone!
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Get it!
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No. No, no. Why?
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Why would you get it?
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Why do you even care?
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As long as you get what you want, right?
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Right?
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You don't give a shit about me.
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You said I was no good.
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I'm nothing!
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Why would you want me, huh?
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You said my meth is inferior.
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Right?
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Right?
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Hey!
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You said my cook was garbage!
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Screw you, man!
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Screw you!
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Your meth is good, Jesse. As good as mine.
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Hey!
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Hi!
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How can I help you?
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Take whatever you want.
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I have money.
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I got a lot of money.
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I have...
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Um...
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Please, don't do this.
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You don't.. you...
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You.. you...
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You don't have to do this.
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Jesus, what was I thinking?
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Walt, please, let's both of us stop trying to justify this whole thing and admit you're in danger.
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Who are you talking to right now?
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Who is it you think you see?
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Do you know how much I make a year?
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I mean, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it.
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Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop going into work?
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A business big enough that it could be listed on the NASDAQ goes belly up.
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Disappears.
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It ceases to exist without me.
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No, you clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in.
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I am not in danger, Skyler.
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I am the danger.
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A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me?
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No. I am the one who knocks.
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Well, what was the problem?
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Why'd you have to kill him?
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Watch the cross talk, please Maybe it's not the details that matter, right?
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How'd you feel about what you did, Jesse?
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I don't know Who cares how you feel?
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What kind of a person kills a dog for no reason?
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Colleen.
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You put an ad in the paper, you drop him off at a shoulder, you just sit there and talk about killing a helpless, innocent animal.
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We're not here to sit in judgment.
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Why not?
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Why not?
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Maybe she's right.
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You know, maybe I should have put it in the paper, or maybe I should have done something different.
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The thing is, if you just do stuff and nothing happens, what's it all mean?
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What's the point?
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Oh, right, this whole thing is about self-acceptance.
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Kicking the hell out of yourself doesn't give meaning to anything.
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So I should stop judging and accept. To start.
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So no matter what I do, hooray for me because I'm a great guy, it's all good.
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No matter how many dogs I kill, I just, what, do an inventory and accept?
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I mean, you back your truck over your own kid and you, like, accept?
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What a load of crap.
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Hey, Jesse.
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I know you're in pain.
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No, you know what?
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Why I'm here in the first place is to sell your meth.
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You're nothing to me but customers.
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I made you my bitch.
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You okay with that?
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Huh?
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You accept?
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No. About time.
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No, no, no. Where's the rest?
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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Paul?
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Down here!
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Paul?
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Down here!
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Paul?
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Down here!
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Paul?
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Down here!
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Walt, what did that phone call mean? Where is it?
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Where's the rest?
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The money, Skylar, where is the rest?
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Skylar, where is the money?
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I gave it to Ted.
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What?
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You did what?
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Walt, I'm...
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I had to.
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For us, for the family.
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I swear.
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Walt.
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You gave our money to Penneke.
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Walt, please.
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Please just hear me out.
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Please.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Walt.
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Walt.
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Hi, you've
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reached the White family.
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Please leave a message.
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Skyler?
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It's happening again.
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The DEA called.
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They got some tip from an informant.
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The cartel they wanted to kill Hank.
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Oh, God.
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They're sending agents to...
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to our house right now to guard us.
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God!
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When is this going to end?
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Marie, I'm here.
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I'm here.
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Tell me exactly what happened.
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What kind of man talks to the DEA?
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No man.
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No man at all.
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A crippled little rata.
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What a reputation to leave behind.
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Is that how you want to be remembered?
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Last chance to look at me, Hector.
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I'm sorry.
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No!
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No!
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Jesus!
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Come on!
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Jesus!
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My partner tells me that your crew switched to a P2P cook because of our success.
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You dye your meth with food coloring to make it look like mine.
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You already ape my product at every turn.
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But now, you have the opportunity to sell it yourself.
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I need you to listen to me.
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We're not gonna give up this deal to be your errand boys, do you understand? For what?
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To watch a bunch of junkies get a better high?
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A better high means customers pay more.
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A higher purity means a greater yield.
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That's $130 million of profit that isn't being pissed away by some substandard cook.
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Now you listen to me.
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You've got the greatest meth cook in America.
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No, the two greatest meth cooks in America right here.
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And with our skills, you'll earn more from that 35% than you ever would on your own.
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Yeah.
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So you say.
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Just wondering why we're so lucky.
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Why cut us in?
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Mike is retiring from our crew, so his share of the partnership is available if you can handle his end.
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Distribution.
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And if you give him $5 million of the $15 million that you brought today, just think of it as a finder's fee for bringing us together.
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We have 40 pounds of product ready to ship.
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Ready to go. Are you ready?
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Who the hell are you?
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You know.
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You all know exactly who I am.
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Say my name.
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You what?
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I don't have a damn clue who the hell you are.
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Yeah, you do.
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I'm the cook.
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I'm the man who killed Gus Fring.
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Bullshit.
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Cartel got Fring.
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You sure?
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That's right.
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Now, say my name.
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Heisenberg.
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You're goddamn right.
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um To
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WW, my star, my perfect silence.
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WW.
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I mean, who you figure that is, yeah?
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Woodrow Wilson?
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Willy Wonka?
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Walter White?
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You got me.
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Stop.
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Turn around.
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Place your fingers behind your head.
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Walk backwards to me.
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Stop!
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Get on your knees.
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I just like my barrel photo, huh?
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Took it in the backyard by the barbecue grill.
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You know, where we used to cook out with the family.
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Coming here, thought the dirt might not match, but me, I bet your greedy ass would be
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so worked up about the prospect of losing your cash that you wouldn't catch it.
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Looks like I was right.
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He's clean.
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Yo, I remember this place.
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The very first place we cooked, like ever.
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It is.
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Isn't it?
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Hey, uh, let's say you save us the busy work, Walt.
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Point out the spot where you buried your money.
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No?
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No matter.
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I got a search team out here.
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We'll find it.
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Agent Gomez, should we flip a coin for the honors?
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No way, man.
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It's all yours.
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Walter White, you have the right to remain silent.
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Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
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You have the right to remain silent.
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you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
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You have the right to speak to an attorney and have an attorney present during any questioning.
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If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you at the government's expense.
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Do you understand these rights as I've just recited them to you?
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Coward.
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Get him!
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Get over here!
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Get in the truck, will ya?
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Hurry up, bitch!
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Put him in the car!
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Come on!
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Get in the car!
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Get in the car, kid!
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Just come on!
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Sorry, man.
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Just no scenario where this guy lives.
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No, no, no, listen!
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I have money!
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You're not a guy, man.
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You're not a guy.
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You're not a guy.
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You're not a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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You're a guy.
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I have money!
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I have money!
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It's buried out here.
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It's...
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It's 80 million dollars.
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80 million.
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So that's what got this party started, huh?
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But this money of yours won't do me much good in prison.
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You can go anywhere.
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You can do anything.
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Think about it.
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You can have any future that you want.
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Jack.
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80 million.
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And all you've got to do is let him go.
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That's a hell of an offer.
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What do you think, Fed?
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Would you take that deal?
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It's Hank.
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His name is Hank.
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How about it, Hank?
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Should I let you go?
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My name is Asak Schrader.
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You can go fuck yourself.
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Hank.
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Listen to me.
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You gotta tell him.
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You gotta tell him now that we can work this out.
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Please.
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Please.
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What?
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You want me to beg?
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You're the smartest guy I ever met.
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And you're too stupid to see.
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He made up his mind ten minutes ago.
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Do what you're gonna do.
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Thank you.
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I'm sorry.
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Without a word Didn't know you'd think That I'd forget Or I'd regret
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A special love I had for you Baby blue
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All the days became so long Did you really think I'd do wrong?
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Did you see when I let you go?
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Thought you'd realize I would know I will show Special love I have for you
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My baby blue
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Breaking Bad's Most Iconic Scenes”. This video has 526 sentences and 2734 words to shadow. The speech runs for 44:24. The speaker talks slowly, about 62 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 122 of its 526 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shank noun | /ˈʃæŋk/ | The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| cartel noun | /kɑɹˈtɛl/ | A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. |
| greedy adjective | /ˈɡɹiːdi/ | Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. |
| pardon noun | /ˈpɑːdn̩/ | Forgiveness for an offence. |
| bury verb | /ˈbɛɹi/ | To outlive. |
| punish verb | /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ | To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action… |
| happily adverb | /ˈhæp.ə.li/ | In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| clue noun | /kluː/ | Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. |
| dealer noun | /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ | One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. |
| colleen noun | A girl. | |
| disbarment noun | /dɪsˈbɑːmənt/ | The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred. |
| errand noun | /ˈɛɹənd/ | A mundane mission of no great consequence, concerning household or business affairs (dropping items by, doing paperwork, going to a friend's house, etc.) |
| informant noun | /ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/ | One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer. |
| methamphetamine noun | /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/ | A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| turn down verb | To refuse, decline, or deny. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| come down on verb | To punish or criticize (someone). | |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| get over verb | To overcome. | |
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). | |
| leave behind verb | To abandon. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why don't you start talking and tell me what you want?
- I steal your dope, hm?
- All right, I'm gonna stand up, all right?
- You want attorney-client privilege, don't you?
- Honesty is good, don't you think?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if I told you, you wouldn't believe |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't heard · We've been · have ever cared |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is called · could be listed · be remembered |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who knocks · man who killed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 120 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shank /ˈʃæŋk/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: methamphetamine /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/, proverbial /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/, inferior /ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/, marijuana /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shank, cartel, greedy.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.