People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me. Patricia Richardson jillmeetpeople Change image and share on social
I didn't want to do comedy again. It is way harder when you are doing comedy. You can't just concentrate on the character and the plot. In comedy, the writers, instead of obsessing about character and plot, obsess about the jokes. Patricia Richardson charactercomedyconcentrate share on social
Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys. Patricia Richardson boycookfather share on social
Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a shallow and dangerous attitude to have. Patricia Richardson attitudedangerousmatter Change image and share on social
I curse too much. I really do. I have a horrible cursing mouth. Patricia Richardson cursehorriblemouth Change image and share on social
You have to be the parent; you can't be their friend. Patricia Richardson friendparent Change image and share on social
But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations. Patricia Richardson educationfamilyfather share on social
The truth is, I've been going pretty much nuts all year. I constantly have to fight being scattered. I feel like I'm on automatic pilot from fatigue. The hardest thing is trying to be present, living for the moment, for everybody in the family. Patricia Richardson automaticconstantlyfamily share on social
They see me as being this Super Mom on TV who also can more than handle a difficult husband, and they assume I'm going to be just full of wisdom as a mother and wife myself. Patricia Richardson assumedifficultfull Change image and share on social
Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise. Patricia Richardson attentioncreativefind share on social
