Bob Odenkirk is opening up about one of the most frightening moments of his life — and how his family, especially his daughter, helped him through it.

The “Breaking Bad” star recently shared that when he suffered a heart attack in 2021, it didn’t just impact him physically. It also wiped out an entire week of his memory.

Speaking on Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast, Odenkirk recalled how dangerous the situation was, especially given the COVID-era filming conditions.

He explained that he was “far away” from others on set, adding that “all the people who would hear someone screaming were across the floor of a giant studio.” At first, people even thought his co-stars were joking around.

Odenkirk said the moment came on quickly. “I don’t feel so good,” he told co-star Rhea Seehorn before things took a serious turn. “Then I turned gray and worse things happened.”

While his family stayed by his side in the hospital and during surgery, Odenkirk has no memory of any of it.

“My daughter made this dry-erase board that said what happened to me so that I would wake up and see this… heart, you know, attack and then to the hospital and who’s visited me and who’s in town and what day it is,” he said. “Because I never had a memory that whole week.”

Each day felt like a reset. He remembers repeatedly asking the same questions: “Where are we? Why are you guys at the hospital?”

In fact, a video captured by his wife, Naomi, shows just how disoriented he was. After surgery, when his kids asked if he knew why he was there, Odenkirk responded, “Cause I heard you guys are here.”

Looking back, he described the experience as both surreal and oddly fascinating. “It’s really funny. It’s really, it’s crazy what your brain does,” he said, explaining how his mind would invent stories to make sense of what was happening.

Despite the seriousness of the ordeal, Odenkirk even found humor in what he didn’t experience. “I got ‘ripped off,’” he joked, noting he didn’t see a white light or have his life flash before his eyes, something others have described as “incredible.”

But the experience also left him with a deeper perspective on life.

“Remembering how it felt to come out of that moment to realize the life that I have… and how wonderful the world can be… really kind of is [powerful],” he said.

Now, Odenkirk says he’s more aware than ever of how limited time can be. He’s had to confront hard truths, even telling himself, “You are not making any movies in 30 years… so what do you want to do? And how much time do you have left?”

At 63, he admits those reflections aren’t easy. “I’m 63… what are you doing with your time? How are you going to use it?”

And while he still values his work, Odenkirk says the bigger picture matters more.

“Work is great… but also, you got to try to get some dimension in yourself and in your life.”

It’s a sobering reminder — and a powerful one — about how quickly everything can change, and what truly matters in the end.