Patricia Wettig

Patricia: If I was a farmer, I'd have a long gray ponytail. But I wouldn't show up today with gray roots. If everybody is having surgery and you haven't, you look old.

Patricia (on winning a Golden Globe for her portrayal as a cancer patient): Somebody told me the other day, 'Oh, you won a Golden Globe,' and that's great, and it's not that I don't like winning those things. Those are fun. Those are like putting on a hat. But when people relate in that deepest way to what I've done, that's the stuff that feeds my soul.

Patricia (on working with husband, Ken): We've always worked together. It's so much a part of how we do things, we don't see it as peculiar. I would expect some whispers (from jealous actors), but I don't know that I care that much.

Patricia: (on what sets Brothers & Sisters apart) I think you'll be able to recognize your families and your issues, and not just watch it as a fantasy show. Fantasy shows are great - I'm not knocking them - but for my other appetite, I like to find myself.

Patricia: (on bringing work home) I know that when we did Thirtysomething it was very hard for us to leave it at work. We were so in the middle of that show. But Brothers & Sisters is new, so we'll see where it ends up going. Hopefully, you can bring it home to a certain extent and then that's enough; it's back to our lives.

Patricia: (on viewer's reaction to her role on "Brothers and Sisters") People come up to me and say, "Oh, I wanted to hate your character! You're the evil woman, the nemesis.... But last week you said something that made me want to like you."