10 Actors Who Didn't Realise They Were Seconds Away From Disaster
7. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad - Rolling Boulders Are No Joke
There's no questioning the fact that the jaw-dropping AMC crime drama Breaking Bad made household names of both Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul over the course of the show's stellar five season run.
But things could've been quite different for the latter star had he not requested to move to a different spot whilst shooting a scene in Season One of the show. As confirmed in the show's DVD commentary, moments after Paul had repositioned himself out in the desert, a gust of wind sent a 40-pound boulder that was sat on top of the RV nearby smashing straight into the spot he was once stood.
Sure, there was talk of Jesse Pinkman being killed off during that very same season, but Vince Gilligan and the gang very nearly had that decision taken away from them in an instant, with Paul most likely suffering a serious injury or worse from the impact.
It just goes to show, if the heat doesn't get you, them rotten rogue boulders will...