Patricia Clarkson reveals the blessing of starring in 'Six Feet Under'

Patricia Clarkson is all praises for Six Feet Under’s writing and direction.

During an interview with Jesse Tyler Ferguson for his Dinner's on Me podcast, Patricia gushed over the show’s masterful writing, which she credits for the two Emmys she won.

The Sharp Objects actress played semi-regular character Sarah, younger sister of Frances Conroy.

Recalling the character, she said fondly, "Aunt Sarah, this crazy part to play the sister. It was just such a crazy shoot. I would fly in, everyone thought I was a regular, but I wasn't."

"Well, you won two Emmys for it," Ferguson interjected.

"But that's the writing," Clarkson remarked, praising the work of creator Alan Ball and more.

"And the directing," she continued. "And the actors I was surrounded with. Franny [Frances] Conroy and Kathy Bates. So when the three of us would work together, they'd say, 'Get the Three Tenors on set!' That was a blessing."

Sharing insight into the scenes and her monologues, she said, "I would get these scenes, and sometimes, as the crazy aunt, I had these [moments where] I thought, 'Oh, surely they're going to cut this down or they're going to rewrite it. But a lot of times, what I got on the page stayed. I just learned it, I'd run it, learn my monologues. When writing is great, it doesn't take a toll on you like when you're trying to make something work."