( EW.com ) -- At the end of last season on `` The Big Bang Theory , '' Sheldon finally had to cope with not getting what he wanted in his career . That 's not a problem Jim Parsons is dealing with these days . In addition to his two Emmy nominations—one for playing Sheldon Cooper , the other for Tommy Boatwright in the gut-wrenching HBO movie `` The Normal Heart '' —Parsons ' salary for `` Big Bang '' skyrocketed from $ 350,000 per episode to $ 1 million after a contract dispute that pushed back production on the eighth season . After a week-long delay , production began on Aug. 6 . Parsons sees the whole brouhaha as a simple issue . `` I always thought everything would be worked out by the start date [ July 30 ] , '' he tells EW . `` When it was n't , it certainly was n't a good feeling , but there was absolutely no getting around the fact that everything had to be dealt with and finished before we could get back . '' He says reports of the dispute were overblown . `` You see the word 'strike'—'They 're walking out ! '—but there was nothing to walk out from , '' he says with a laugh . `` That 's always hard , because part of you wants to explain to people what 's really going on . 'Do n't worry , we 're not leaving , we want to do the show . ' '' As for all those zeroes ? `` I came from a family in Texas who simply never spoke about money , '' he says . `` When suddenly everybody is guessing , or some even getting close , to the ballpark of what you 're earning—well , that 's interesting , that everyone knows what you make . It is what it is , and the job is so wonderful that those minor oddities are well worth the ride . '' Looking forward to the Emmys , Parsons has different feelings about his very different nominations . `` To be nominated again for Big Bang , is at least as touching to me , if not more so now , than it was the first time , '' he says . `` Look , I 'm only human and therefore there 's a part of me that 's waiting for people to say , 'Enough of you ! ' '' As for his nomination for `` Normal Heart , '' `` I would be lying if I said it did n't feel really good to know that people had seen and thought it was also good work , because again , it is such a different ball of wax from the life of Sheldon . '' See the original story at EW.com . See more comedy content at CNN Comedy . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Parsons has been nominated for his show and `` The Normal Heart '' He said he thought contract dispute would be worked out . Parsons feels good about his Emmy nominations .