Bob Odenkirk Talks Latest ‘Better Call Saul’ Emmy Nom, Saul Goodman As A Force To Be Reckoned With In Prison & Why Guest Spot On ‘The Bear’ Was “The Greatest Experience Since” AMC Drama

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‘s Bob Odenkirk found himself “giddy” and “very proud” on Wednesday morning, as his lauded Breaking Bad prequellanded its final set of seven Emmy nominations, including one for his lead turn, speaking with Deadline about what his character Slippin’ Jimmy McGill might be up to post-finale, his memorable recent guest appearance on FX’s The Bear, his new AMC show Lucky Hank and more.

Noting that it was co-star Rhea Seehorn’s nom alongside him that made the morning “complete,” not to mention recognition for the show’s writers, Odenkirk shared that as the time since Saul‘s finale stretches out, he sees the opportunity he had with the series as even “bigger” than he did at the beginning, “which is to say it seems like the role of a lifetime, for real. “I can’t imagine a role as well written, that goes to as many places, that I would ever get again, so I’m just super thankful that I got it, super thankful that I was able to deliver on it,” continued the actor, who has won two Emmys in the past and garnered 19 nominations in total. “Because it’s not like I had training.

I mean, it was elbow grease, man, and sweat, and I gave it everything I had.” Odenkirk’s impression is that his con man character McGill will almost certainly stay in prison, where we last encountered him, following his involvement with too many criminal activities to count. “He’d obviously be an important person [in prison] because he knows the law and he’s pretty good at manipulating situations.

So, I would imagine he either runs the prison or is the consigliere of whoever runs the prison,” the actor said. “He’s probably a pretty important guy in there, and he’ll have to make do with that.” Odenkirk referred to his time on the zeitgeist-hitting culinary drama