Patricia Richardson
Patricia Richardson
Patricia Castle Richardsonis an American television and film actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical. Richardson also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Ulee's Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth23 February 1951
CityBethesda, MD
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
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.
You go where you think it's good for your work and your soul to go. I need to go someplace where I am reminded about why I wanted to act in the first place, and for me, that's the theater.
I kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why.
I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
I had been a real problem child, but once I got into acting, my parents never had any more trouble with me because all of that energy was directed in a positive way.
I don't understand that, because I think that what people like most about the show is that they recognize themselves in the characters and their problems, so the more believable the family is, the more we can draw the audience in.
People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me.
Losing their reproductive rights is the first step to how women live in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
I live in such a sweet world in the world of 'Home Improvement' that I tend to be drawn to stuff that's really on the other end of the spectrum entirely.
When you're a woman with a certain amount of fame and money, you are never certain what someone's motives are.
I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
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.