Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul Sturtevant, known as Aaron Paul, is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won several awards, including the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. This made him the only actor to win the latter category three times,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 August 1979
CityEmmett, ID
CountryUnited States of America
I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.
I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.
I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
'Breaking Bad' has definitely opened many, many doors for me.
A lot of people get emotional in movies that are cartoons, but not in TV shows.
There's three networks you want to be on: It's either AMC, HBO, or Showtime.
What's so great about Sundance is that they only accept such a small handful of films per year for dramatic competition, so you know when you're going to Sundance that you're going to see top-quality projects.
It's very exciting to be able to just work in this business, let alone on stuff you are extremely proud of. So it does make me a little nervous, because 'Breaking Bad' is so special. It's great being part of something so great because people pay attention to you, hopefully because you're doing good work.
You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.
When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
I always gravitate towards the independent side of things, just because those are the stories I always fall in love with, but you don't really get paid, and living in Los Angeles is expensive, and I have a mortgage to pay. So it's good to jump onto a studio film and then in all my other time do small passion projects.
You feel like you're really a part of a movement when you're singing Journey at a karaoke bar.
When I was a kid growing up, I used to watch 'DuckTales.'
People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.