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'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan

"Breaking Bad" Creator Vince Gilligan says to be a showrunner you need to be a cult leader.

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By Kim Masters • Aug 31, 2013 • 28m Listen

As the AMC series Breaking Bad reaches its final episodes, we revisit our conversation with creator Vince Gilligan. He says it's time to end the series even though he fears it will end up being the most creatively satisfying thing he'll ever do.

Banner image: Bryan Cranston and Vince Gilligan on the set of Breaking Bad. Photo courtesy of Gregory Peters/AMC

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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