Watch: Better Call Saul's Giancarlo Esposito on the Return of Breaking Bad's Gus Fring

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At this year’s SXSW, Paste caught up with Giancarlo Esposito, also known as Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring, to discuss the restaurateur and drug kingpin you love to hate, his hesitation about reviving Fring for the current season of Better Call Saul, and the challenges of playing a character whose demise we already know.

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Watch: Better Call Saul‘s Giancarlo Esposito on the Return of Breaking Bad‘s Gus Fring