8 Little Known Tics In Bryan Cranston's Performance That Made Walter White Awesome

8. He Wrote Walter's Back Story (And Never Revealed It)

The story of Walter White and Heisenberg unfolds before our very eyes, across five seasons, in a mesmerising and terrifying manner. It's a credit to the writers and the actor that the character is so well-developed, and continues to develop as the show goes on. But what about Walter before he breaks bad? Some of his past was fleshed out in later seasons, such as his involvement with Gray Matter. However, a lot of his history is left unknown to the audience. This isn't a problem, as you don't need it to understand and enjoy watching the character, and for a lot of actors it wouldn't have been necessary to have the information about Walt's past. Not so for Cranston, however. When Gilligan declined to fill in the holes in his character's back story, Cranston decided that the best thing to do would be to write his own. While it may have never made it to screen in a literal sense, there's no doubt that this helped his own understanding of the character, and altered how he played him in a variety of situations.