Breaking Bad actor regrets dismissing ‘cranky conservative’ doctor.
Actor Bob Odenkirk Reflects on Health Scare
Best known for his role as Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, actor Bob Odenkirk recently opened up about a health scare that made him reconsider his choices.
“When I was 50, I went in, he was a heart doctor, Cedar-Sinai, and he had signs up all around his office at this point [saying]: ‘We do not accept Obamacare,’ and I hated this side of him that I only learned over time,” he said to podcast host Tig Notaro.
Odenkirk’s longtime doctor had been warning him about the need to take medication to lower his cholesterol, but the actor initially dismissed the idea.
“I don’t have heart disease in my family,” Odenkirk remembers saying.
Despite his resistance, the doctor, whom he had been seeing for 20 years, continued to strongly encourage him to take the pills.
“Just take ’em,” the doctor had said.
However, Odenkirk sought other medical opinions that discouraged him from taking the medication. Unfortunately, in July 2021, the actor collapsed on the set of Better Call Saul.
Reflecting on the incident, Odenkirk admitted, “And I had a heart attack. And I think the first doctor was right. The cranky conservative jack*ss was right because he was a good doctor. His political point of view doesn’t have anything to do with his ability to judge your health and your health choices and needs.”
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