The nomination is very meaningful to me because the show is so meaningful to me. Doing this “Veep” thing for the last eight years has been actually a massive part of my life. And it’s been incredibly hard work, but it’s been incredibly buoying. It was something that I really kept my sights on when I was going through my cancer romp. I love the sort of linking arms with these guys and going after this thing that we’re trying to create episode after episode. So the fact that we get Emmy nominations on the heels of all this work is just a complete delight. It really is.

How did you feel about how “Veep” ended? And how do you feel about where Selina ended up?

I was very, very proud of how we finished the series. I feel just every character was well tended to, all these arcs were kind of deftly handled by the writing, and I feel that where Selina ended up was perfect. Because she got what she wanted, or so she thought.

As the show was wrapping up, did you ever have second thoughts about calling it quits?

It was definitely a wrenching time for not just me, but for the whole group, because it’s a very close-knit group of people. But the timing did feel right. I have to say particularly as we were sort of winding it down and we were working on that last episode, it was very hard to do. It was very heartbreaking to say goodbye to these characters. But the fact that it was heartbreaking sort of sent home the message to me even further that it was the right time to end it.

Some of this season’s plot points seemed more closely analogous to D.C. reality than in previous seasons. Was that intended to be kind of a parting jab at Washington?

Well, the show has always been a political satire, so it’s always been a jab at the culture of politics from its inception. It just so happens that we’re in an exceptionally divisive time. The world of Washington doesn’t resemble the world of Washington when we first started making the show.