Better Call Sauls Rhea Seehorn reflects on six seasons spent getting inside an extremely inscrutable character.
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For six seasons, fans ofBetter Call Saulhave worried about Kim Wexler.
But as Mondaysseries finaleconfirmed, Kim Wexler lives on.
She confronts her own emotions about everything shes been through duringa wrenching breakdownon an airport shuttle.
Kim Wexlers been through it.
But shes probably going to be okay.
So is the Emmy Award nomination she finally finally!
received last month for her work in the first half of season six.
Did you take note of that?I didnt think about that.
In her confession, Kim continues to say one lie.
She does not say that she knows Saul Goodman is alive.
She stays clear of making his life worse.
Not the stuff she confessed to.
They could come after her for tampering with evidence maybe, but its going to be a flimsy case.
But she has no direct knowledge of exactly what Jimmy has done during theBreaking Badyears.
She knows he was aiding and abetting because she would read the paper.
She would have to know what Walter White has done, or Gus Fring.
She doesnt have any specifics to incriminate him with and she never threatens to turn him in.
The fact that he would be fine with her going to jail is deeply disturbing to her.
But then of course, throughout the course of the trial, she finds out thats not true.
I wasnt sure if the affidavit would bring law-enforcement attention back to him.
You only did two takes of it, is that right?Yes.
With two cameras in the tram.
I didnt know wed only do two takes until I arrived.
I prepared as best I could to have to do many, many, many, many takes.
So, just technically, that requires you doing it over and over and over and over.
So I was prepared.
Im all for anybodys style of working, I just know that I cant do that for 36 takes.
Then theres the actual 24 hours that shes had since getting Jimmys call.
I think she still loves him.
Didnt pack a bag.
Didnt get any sleep.
And then, theres a progression of scenes.
Being a stranger in a strange land at a courthouse that used to be her home.
I tried to take in all of those things, then build it.
I do a thing where I ask myself, Well, where does that kind of pain live?
Where does that kind of shame live?
Is it the feeling of throwing up?
Is it when you feel like its tight under your sternum?
Is it when your chest gets real heavy?
We all know that feeling where youre not sure you might breathe.
Those are the takes you ended up witnessing and then Vince said, I think were good.
Were just going to do two.
And I was like, Oh.
I said, We can do more.
And he said, No, we have it exactly.
We have it exactly.
Is that a scene you’re able to even rehearse beforehand?Rehearse in a traditional way?
Thats more script analysis.
Lets go through what went down 24 hours before that.
Do I feel bad about that?
What did I say?
Is it just shame?
I said, No.
The decision I made is that this is the first time shes let any of this out.
She would not let herself feel it.
They left enough space that I could stare out the window and I could see the Albuquerque skyline.
The life thats lost.
She feels no actual passion about the people she knows in Florida.
Theyre great, but they dont actually even know her real life.
Is any of this interesting?
My God, dont apologize.
I always love talking to you because you explain your process so clearly.I love that.
I think thats all the prep you’re able to do.
That scene is terrifying on paper.
What was the approach to that scene for both of you?We went back.
There are multiple ways to do that scene.
Someone thats a professional scam artist, its like, How do I know when hes not bullshitting me?
We knew we needed to hold something back for that.
Bob brought something wonderful to that [cigarette] scene.
I just thought it was such a beautiful act of love.
Was that the last scene you shot?The last scene we shot was the smoking.
I dont mean to sound like Im not organic in the moment.
I stayed very close to the set between takes and I didnt go and chat with people.
I often goof around even on difficult scenes and just go in and out.
Its been extraordinary, just the most beautiful way to become a better actor.
Obviously you had the unfortunate situation ofBobs heart attackwhile you were filming these final episodes.
And you never get it.
And I got it.
And so did Patrick Fabian and Bobs beloved family that I adore and the whole world, apparently.
We found out how much the whole entire world loves Bob Odenkirk.
No surprise, but now its in writing.
Bob being Bob, he was immediately worried about holding up production.
And I kept telling him, This was an extremely well-timed heart attack.
We dont need you right now.
yo lay down for five seconds.
Thankfully, we had shot our close coverage.
We were turning around on Tony Dalton when it happened.
So it probably was weirder for Tony.
Bob and I had to watch [the scene again] because he doesnt remember the entire day.
Fourteen hours of shooting: nothing.
It was also very hard the first time he got back on his exercise bike.
The entire crew went silent.
Oh, gosh.He was getting off it when it happened.
Its plaque that just moves one day.
I asked Peters permission.
I said, Do you want me to not answer people what my thoughts were?
He said, you’ve got the option to say whatever you want to.
I think definitely thats not the last visit.
They are going to see each other many times.
Do you feel like theres more of Kims story to tell?Sure.
So if they decide to revisit it, I hope Im not too old.
If they want to revisit it, I would revisit it in a heartbeat.
Is Kim happy in Florida?
I think she might be content but not happy.Agreed.
It is not supposed to look like its just a reset.
But I also think it was a decision to breathe again.
Oh, really?We did it in a very ambiguous way.
It wasnt likewink, winkorblow a kiss.
It was very small.
Before we finish, I do want to say congratulations on your Emmy nomination.
That is long overdue.Thank you.
Have you given any thought to anything about that night yet?
It sounds dumb, but Im really enjoying being nominated.
The only part that terrifies me Im not terrified of losing, but Im terrified of public speaking.
But for me, it was pretty good.
It was intelligible at least.
That is so interesting that you dont like public speaking.
I had to do some acceptance speech listen to me, Ihadto.
Ihadto because I won anaward.
What a pain in the ass.
I should say Igotto do a speech.
This was quite a few years ago when I was even worse.
It was so stupid.
And this is embarrassing, but I thought in my head,I know, because Im so humble.
And hes like, Thats great.
But listen, the curtain call is actually not for you.
It is not a moment about you.
He wasnt being mean at all, but I never forgot that.
And I did my curtain calls like a normal human after that.
