Walter White Portrait

"I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive."

— Walter White

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I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really... I was alive.

— Walter White

About this quote

This is Walter White's defining confession, spoken in the series finale ("Felina," Season 5, Episode 16) of Breaking Bad, created by Vince Gilligan. Walt finally admits to Skyler — and to himself — that he did not cook meth to provide for his family, as he had long claimed, but because it gave him purpose, status, and a feeling of being truly alive. It is one of television's most celebrated moments of self-revelation.

Source

Breaking Bad, Season 5, Episode 16: 'Felina'