Director Adam Bernstein has worked in comedy (Scrubs and 30 Rock) and drama (HBO's Oz) so he was the perfect choice for the gnarliest (and arguably funniest) episodes of Breaking Bad. He details the experience in AMC's exclusive interview.

Q: How was your experience directing Breaking Bad?

A: I have to say that was probably one of the more interesting experiences I've had working in TV. But I knew it was going to be really interesting going in because I had worked with Vince, and he is such an incredibly original guy. He's so funny and he blends suspense and dark humor and a certain amount of humanity -- it's all kind of mixed in with the same stew. And the other thing I love about his writing is that he's an incredibly visual writer. I feel guilty saying it but as a director it's an amazing advantage to have someone who writes that visually, because there are going to be all these fun moments and fun shots that he's actually crafted into the script. It's not that I'm lazy, but if someone is actually giving me that much to work with and it's all completely appropriate to the material, of course I'm going to use it.

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Anna Gunn talks about wearing a prosthetic pregnancy outfit and shares her secret desires for Skyler to "break bad" in AMC's exclusive interview.

Q: How do you see your character?

A: I think that Skyler is grounded and she's tough and smart and she's driven. She has run the White household, she has devoted herself to Walt and to the raising of Walt, Jr. But I think that she has plans beyond taking care of the household that she would like to pursue, and one of those happens to be the eBay scheme that's introduced early on, and the other thing is that she's a writer. And I think that's her biggest dream -- I think she really deep down yearns to be an artist and to be creative and productive. Everybody in the show has a shadow side and has darker sensibilities, and she certainly does, and we just haven't seen what those are. And I'm really excited to see where her "breaking bad" comes and what happens with that, because she's got complexities and dreams and hidden secrets that would be so rich to explore.

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