The actor of the famous 2008 series break badly Aaron Paul revealed that he earns a total of $0 in residual royalties from streams on the Netflix platform, despite the fact that this title is still valid and generating views. “I don’t get a dime from Netflix, to be perfectly honest, and I love that.”

The shows live forever in the garlandsPaul claimed in front of the Entertainment Tonight Canada cameras as he walked among his fellow protestors of the SAG-Aftra, an acronym for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. “I didn’t see that break badly It remains a trend on Netflix,” he says.

He added that he is sure the platforms are aware that they are getting away with not paying people a fair wage. “This is a two-way street, it is basic common sense. It’s time to pay. And it’s one of the things we fight for.”

Paul, 44, has participated in series such as The X Files, The Guardian, CSI: Crime Scene, CSI: Miami, ER, Bones, Criminal Minds, Big Love, Sleeper Cell And Veronica Mars. In 2010 he was awarded the Primetime Emmys for his portrayal of Jesse Pinkman break badly, and repeated it in 2012 for the same role. He was the main character of the movie need for speed (2014). From 2014 to 2020 voiced Todd Chávez in the Netflix series BoJack Rider.

Jesse Pinkman, his emblematic character, is a methamphetamine dealer, partner of protagonist Walter White, who tries to earn money to leave his family insured before dying of cancer. The two of them are the only ones to appear in all episodes. Paul recreated Pinkman for the prequel’s final season You better call Saul (2022) and in the 2019 movie The Road: A Breaking Bad Movie. Hence its relevance.

Paul revealed that his character was destined to die at the end of the first season of break badly, but he talked executive producer and head writer Vince Gilligan out of his head.