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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me. Patricia Richardson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’d like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it’s the ’50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer. Patricia Richardson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened. Patricia Richardson Read Quote
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 Read Quote