00:00 "You are dehumanizing the workforce and it cannot continue."
00:05 The cast of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul took to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA picket lines on
00:10 Tuesday in support of both the actors and writer strikes. "We're here in solidarity
00:16 with all of us, all our brothers and sisters who are affected by this in the WGA and SAG."
00:23 The actors, as well as Breaking Bad executive producer and Better Call Saul showrunner Peter
00:27 Gould, joined the line outside Sony Pictures Studios as Sony produced both series. The TV
00:33 stars spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about why it was important to come out and show their support
00:37 for the first double strike of actors and writers since 1960. "We're just looking for an equitable
00:42 contract, something that makes the working actor able to pay their bills, pay their rent, buy food
00:50 for their families. I mean it's really to that point, it's a watershed moment." They also weighed
00:55 in on the issues that matter to them the most. "Residuals and you know protection against AI. I
01:01 mean you know I started acting quite a while ago and yeah that's how people survive when they're
01:11 not working." "This contract will have a sentence in there that states actors must be human beings.
01:21 This is mind-boggling but that's what it will say and the same thing with the Writers Guild
01:27 contract. Must be written by a human being. We've never had to imagine that before but that's here
01:35 right now. It's possible of happening right now and we have to step in and say you are dehumanizing
01:43 the workforce and it cannot continue." The actors shared more their thoughts on AI which is a key
01:50 issue for both the performers and writers unions. "Do you think we would have ever had Breaking Bad
01:55 and Better Call Saul if we were relying on AI? AI Breaking Bad? The new series coming this fall,
02:02 AI Breaking Bad. Peter Gould's a character in it. The robot writes him. It's so meta. It's so meta."
02:11 The WGA has been on strike since May 2nd while SAG-AFTRA called a work stoppage on July 13th.
02:17 For the latest updates on both the actors and writers strikes, head to THR.com.
02:22 For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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