Bob Odenkirk on another Emmy nominee’s score for “Better Call Saul” and how hard it is to say goodbye: “The story and the character are still alive in me.”

Bob Odenkirk earned his fifth nomination for his portrayal of Saul Goodman You better call Saul. Tuesday. The series received a total of seven nominations for its final season, including Best Drama Series and Best Screenplay for a Drama Series.

“I’m very excited,” says Odenkirk. “I would say more than any other year, I didn’t expect it. I know it’s stupid but we’re out breaking Bad So it’s weird we’ve been on the air for 15 years, you know what I mean? I am delighted that people realize that we still maintain our standards and organize a very inspiring, sensitive and unique show. “

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You better call Saul. is the story of the origins of Saul Goodman breaking Bad, which brought Odenkirk into his character’s difficult timeline. “It’s a weird conundrum in your brain,” he says, “and you have to do the math every time why You better call Saul. Jump in time. So I can do a scene where I’m Saul Breaking Bad, And then two pages later, I’m Jimmy McGill while he was Saul Goodman.

Odenkirk co-star Rhea Zehorn also received a nomination today for the role of Kim Wexler, who has been overlooked in past Emmy seasons. “We don’t expect things like that,” she says, “you’d be a fool to expect a nomination, but she earned it for the work she did in developing Kim Wexler.” I have loved being with him for six years and am so happy that he was noticed and mentioned. He deserves it.”

the end of the series You better call Saul. It will air on August 15, but Odenkirk says it hasn’t been seen yet. “I’ll hear it when I see the last episode in six weeks,” he says. “Interestingly, the story and the character are still alive with me. We’ve been shooting this guy for so many years and I’ve been playing him for 12 years. Part of my brain is thinking, “When will I be back?” [laughs] I think when I see the end and know what will happen, I will feel that he is ready and I am not. Until then, I hope to play it again. [laughs] It’s strange, but I can’t rest until I see the end, and maybe not then. “

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While he may not be ready to take a break from Saul Goodman yet, Odenkirk has begun work on a new series for AMC, titled. Straight manBased on the novel by Richard Rousseau. He says he plays a “humorously out of love professor who deals with academia and the security and instability of that world.”