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Chat with Days' Patrika Darbo (Nancy) -
April 8, 1999
Patrika:
Hello.
Patrika:
How are you. I'm in Orlando, Fl, Kevin Spirtas and
I are here for the opening of the Titanic
Museum.
Bombshell_Bootie
asks: Patrika, I love scenes between you, Craig,
and Ali. They are so comical, I always laugh so
hard, especially latley with Ali acting all Wack-O
in the car. What is it like to work with the lady
who plays Ali in real life?
Patrika:
Lisa Linde is wonderful. She's from Tennessee and
I'm from Georgia , so Kevin has been working with
two wacky Southern ladies.
Patrika:
We try to make everything the best we can by
working with each other.
Bombshell_Bootie
asks: Hi patrika, congratulations on your SOD
award! You really deserved it. I just love to hate
you and Craig (your characters of course). Anyways,
I just wanted to know if you think you will soften
up on Mike since he helped you out during your
crisis?
Patrika:
No! Mike is a darling,
Patrika:
But my husband is my everything.
Patrika:
I still want Craig to be chief of staff.
Tracee3694
asks: What was your reaction when you won the
award for best newcomer?
Patrika:
I was just completely shocked.
Patrika:
I totally thought it would be one of the other two
ladies.
Patrika:
I'm having such a great time in the role.
Patrika:
And to be singled out is such an honor.
Patrika:
It's such a warm, wonderful feeling. It's very
emotional.
Patrika:
to have it come from the fans... I can't tell you
how important it is to me.
SoapCity_Rose
asks: That dress you wore to the Digest awards
was FABULOUS!! Who designed it?
Patrika:
It was designed by Marcy Meyers, and her company is
Christina Covington out of Colorado.
Patrika:
If you like her stuff you can reach her at
1-888-ELE-GANS.
rosabellek
asks: If you could play any character on DAYS
for a day, who would it be and why?
Patrika:
Wow... I have so much fun now... I think it would
be Stefano.
Patrika:
To see how powerful he really is.
applelifesaver
asks: Patrika, do you think your character is
more for Carrie and Mike or Carrie and
Austin?
Patrika:
My character is totally for Nancy and Craig.
tooney65
asks: Who is the most unpredictable co-worker at
Days?
Patrika:
Wow.. I don't have any scenes with him, but Bryan
Datillo.
Patrika:
He's really out there.
Patrika:
He's really wacky about his work, always plalying
around. One day he came in wearing an apron. I'm
not sure if he was wearing anything underneath, but
that's the fun part.
Patrika:
Kevin and I have been doing cards that we send out,
one Christmas we did a card with Kevin's head
coming out from under my dress. But we didn't send
that one out.
Patrika:
We're kind of unpredictable, I guess.
Patrika:
It makes our job so much easier to have fun like
that.
rebeccagail_26
asks: is the cancer going to be an issue later
in the soap
Patrika:
That I cannot answer because I honestly don't know
that it will develop into anything other than what
it was a couple of weeks ago.
nkelly_1
asks: Do you get to keep the clothes you wear on
the show?
Patrika:
No, the clothes belong to the show.
Patrika:
They do let me borrow things when I want them
though.
Awluv54
asks: Do you know how much strength you have
given us...the Overweight community... I see you on
screen and I am so happy that you are breaking the
barrier we are beautiful and talented people and I
am grateful for your bravery
Patrika:T
hank you. I never entered this role thinking about
that.
Patrika:
I was totally taken aback when they wanted me on
the show.
Patrika:
My primary job is to be an actress and to be
thought of that way is really, very flattering.
Patrika:
It's my responsibility to give back to the
audience, and this is one way for me to do so.
Drummergirl_709
asks: Where was your first acting job?
Patrika:
Ohh. Let's see now.
Patrika:
The first professional job was... I don't remember,
hold on.
Patrika:
I know it must have been a sitcom, I just can't
remember which one.
Patrika:
I do know I did Keanu Reeves' first film, The
Night Before. It was my first film, too.
BeAuTiFuL_BaBe_4_U_99
asks: Once again, do you enjoy the hair styles
they choose for you?
Patrika:
Some of them are a bit big, I have a lot of
hair.
Patrika:
I have 4 or 5 people's hair.
Patrika:
Kevin is always joking about the fact that he has
to work around my hair.
Patrika:
Tell me what you like and don't like and they'll
listen.
rosabellek
asks: What do you and your husband do on your
days off?
Patrika:
I take my dogs for long walks. Go up to Santa
Barbara.
Snaps34_13
asks: What is Mike Horton really like??
Patrika:
Roark is quiet. I don't work a lot with him. He's
always on top of the job. He's a professional.
Patrika:
I think he's cute as a button, a devoted family
man.
chatty0036
asks: Is your husband ever jealous of the sence
you play with Kevin
Patrika:
My husband knows I love him, so there's nothing to
be jealous of.
Patrika:
Of course, Kevin and I have gone off together now,
so people talk.
Patrika:
But marriage is based on trust. My husband has
nothing to worry about.
mattdapp
asks: Hi Patrika how are you doing whats it like
to be famous and a star of days of our lives in
America
Patrika:
I never think of myself as a star.
Patrika:
I think of myself as an actor that is lucky enough
to be working.
Patrika:
Sandra Bullock is a star.
Patrika:
I'm happy to be in your homes each day, and I love
the character of Nancy.
Snaps34_13
asks: What about this Bo and Hope/Gina
thing?
Patrika:
It's a story line that I'm not into. We only get
the script that we're in.
Patrika:
We never know what's going to happen. I think the
writing is ingenius.
Patrika:
I don't see much of Kristian until we're
working.
suzylynn25
asks: How did you feel when you found out you
were cast with kevin spirtas
Patrika:
My agent said watch the show today and you'll see
who's playing your husband.
Patrika:
I leaped across the room to the phone and asked
them if they really knew who I was???
Patrika:
It's just not heard of for someone like me
traditionally to be with such a gorgeous man.
Patrika:
What surprised me was that we are all so
conditioned to believe only the pretty people do
this and the others do that.
Patrika:
We have to get rid of that!
Patrika:
It's unnecessary discrimination.
Patrika:
We're born the way we are. The cruelty is really
too bad. We should all be a little more tolerant in
this world.
Patrika:
I'm not waving a flag, it's just what I
believe.
number1_soapFAN
asks: I CRIED AT YOUR SOD SPEECH(WHICH I VOTED
YOU FOR)! ARE YOU AT ALL INSECURE ABOUT BEING
"OVERWEIGHT?"
Patrika:
Well, I would be a liar if I said I didn't feel
insecure sometimes, but most ot the time, it's not
a problem.
Patrika:
As an actress, I know that I'm talented or I
wouldn't be working.
Patrika:
In the moment that everyone is tolerant, then
everyone accepts what every one else is.
Patrika:
Krista Allen-Morrit sent me flowers on the day of
the awards and she was so gracious, so kind, and
she's the most beautiful woman. She said Patrika,
you are a beautiful person inside and out and don't
let anybody ever tell you otherwise.
shmartsy1
asks: What have you learned from working with
and watching other actresses that have spent many
years on Days?
Patrika:
Daytime TV is shot very fast. But I also need to
learn to slow down. That's what I've learned, that
I can slow down. It has to do with a three camera
shoot.
Patrika:
Sometimes when working with other actors, you have
to take a pause occaisionally in order for things
to work out. I've also learned to use the monitors,
which show you what you're doing while you
working.
Patrika:
I have learned a lot of great technical stuff and
it really helps.
Patrika:
It pays to watch the other actors when they're
working.
D_IN_DALLAS32
asks: what do you do to prepare for you
scenes?
Patrika:
Because we get new scripts so fast, what I try to
do is read over it a few hundred times.
Patrika:
I am the kind of actor that likes to get to know
the story and then it makes it easier to work with
the material.
Patrika:
I learn the lines verbatim, and then we dive into
the work.
Patrika:
I try to get to the set early and we run the lines
with the other actors.
Crimson_Cowl
asks: Patrika, you're awesome! You stand out as
my fave DAYS character! I know about Nancy, but
what about you? What kind of music do you like?
What are some of your favorite TV shows? Congrats
on the award :)
Patrika:
I like country music, I like musical comedy stuff
from theatre.
Patrika:
Big band is a blast.
Patrika:
ER is a great show, NYPD Blue, The
Practice.
Patrika:
And I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Patrika:
I think it has the most wonderful writing. They hit
some great points with teenagers.
Patrika:
They're very clever.
shmartsy1
asks: Did you ever watch Days before you joined
the show? Were you familiar with any of the
supercouples? If so what is it like now to watch it
from a new perspective?
Patrika:
I really never watched any particular soap.
Patrika:
I did know Deidre Hall, and Bo and Hope were
familiar terms to anyone.
Patrika:
It was interesting to meet Deidre, Peter, and
Kristian.
crafter204
asks: if you weren't an actress, what would you
be doing?
Patrika:
I'd be dead.
Patrika:
I think that is a hard question. If I wasn't
acting, I don't know what I'd do.
Patrika:
If you're miserable doing what you're doing, stop
it! Go do what you really want to do.
Patrika:
Life is too short to not do what you want to
do.
TyroneusD
asks: I saw you in "Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil," how was working with Clint
Eastwood?
Patrika:
It was terrific. First of all, he's an icon.
Patrika:
He's been through every medium.
Patrika:
Actor, director.
Patrika:
He's incredible.
Patrika:
Garden of Good and Evil was funny because he
always had such a laid-back way of working, but
everyone worked really hard.
Patrika:
He's always well prepared. He knows what he
wants.
Patrika:
He also know's how to tell you what he wants.
TyroneusD
asks: Do you feel like daytime's answer to
Cameron Manheim from "The Practice?"
Patrika:
Wow, that is such a compliment. Ultimately it's a
wonderful thing. We can say that we have a large
woman in daytime and a large woman in
nighttime.
Patrika:
She's got a book coming out that I'm going to
get.
Patrika:
I'd love to work with her.
Patrika:
She seems like a wonderful woman.
BeAuTiFuL_BaBe_4_U_99
asks: Why did Franco leave? Was it just because
they needed him to die?
Patrika:
Again, I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure they needed it
to happen to have the story go forward.
Patrika:
I'm still in the dark too.
Patrika:
I never know what's going to happen.
CherryLynn13
asks: who has been your favorite actress/actor
to work with throughout your career?
Patrika:
Beau Bridges.
Patrika:
He was the first major star I worked with.
Patrika:
I had done a play, Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the
Will. I did it for two years in LA for no
money.
Patrika:
It was so popular, we were asked to go to
Europe.
Patrika:
Then it was made into a movie, and Beau played
opposite me.
Patrika:
He does the same work when the camera is on him as
when it's off.
KimKixx
asks: Besides for Step By Step, what other have
you been on??
Patrika:
Roseanne, Sisters, practically every
show you can name.
Patrika:
The only show I haven't done is ER. Oh, and
Chicago Hope.
Patrika:
Now that I'm working so much, I don't know when
I'll have the time to do extra work.
Patrika:
I would love to be in ER, though. I think
David Kelly is brilliant, so I'd love to work on
The Practice again.
Starla05
asks: Nancy did u ever meet a famous person that
u like growing up? do u get noticed walking down
the street?
Patrika:
Two people I met growing up. One was an old
baseball player named Moe Berg. He was a spy for
the US and a very interesting fellow.
Patrika:
I met him through my step dad because he was in
baseball.
Patrika:
And Henry Aaron. Amazing.
nativeangel00
asks: Patrika,on Roseanne didn't you almost have
an affair with Dan?
Patrika:
Dan would have these dreams that he was having an
affair. They were dreams.
pittbulls99
asks: now that baseball is back on the
field.....who is your favorite baseball
team?
Patrika:
Gosh, I don't really watch baseball so I'd have to
go with LA... the Dodgers.
number1_soapFAN
asks: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MANY PEOPLE SAYING
THAT YOU SHOULD OF BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN
EMMY??
Patrika:
Again, I thank those people, and if it's meant to
be, it will be. I try not to go coulda woulda
shoulda.
Patrika:
I can't dwell on that, I just have to go out there
and do my work.
coolgirl88888888
asks: What time do you have to get up in the
morning to go to the set of the show???
Patrika:
Again, it depends on the call time. Sometimes I
have to be there at 6 in the morning.
Patrika:
Other times I'm there at 1 p.m.
Patrika:
Sometimes we're there until 11 p.m.
AngelicDestinie
asks: Who is your all time hero or role
model?
Patrika:
That's such a hard question, but I'd have to think
it would be Elizabeth Glaser.
Patrika:
She was really an amazing woman. She'd been through
so much and she still moved forward with such
strength.
Patrika:
She started the Pediatric AIDS foundation.
PatrikaFan
asks: Hello, Patrika!!! I just wanted to say
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Did you have a great time
celebrating your birthday Tuesday???
Patrika:
I had to work. But thank you very much.
Patrika:
I'm going to celebrate next week.
TyroneusD
asks: Do you have any pets? I bet you're a cat
person.
Patrika:
I'm a dog person.
Patrika:
But lets put it this way, I like cats and dogs. I'm
an animal person.
Patrika:
I have a Cairn Terrier and his name is Rocky.
Patrika:
He'll be thirteen in June. He's a diabetic, with a
heart problem, one eye, takes heart medicine and
doesn't think anything is wrong with him.
Patrika:
Rocky lost the eye from diabetes.
Patrika:
The other dog is a Shepherd/Lab/Akita/Chow. She
looks like a big gold German Shepherd.
Patrika:
Her name is Shooter.
Patrika:
I rescued her when I did the film Daddy's
Dyin'.
Patrika:
She's a beautiful dog.
PetraF56
asks: What nationality is Patrika??
Patrika:
Darbo is an Irish name.
Patrika:
My mother didn't want Patricia, so she picked
Patrika.
Bradybaby84
asks: How do you think Nancy will feel if her
husband does get the Chief of Staff job?
Patrika:
She'll feel satisfied and then start thinking what
the next best thing for him to do.
girl_007_pez
asks: i know this isnt about you acting carreer,
(which is great, but)i have wanted to be a actress
for so long, but im 13 and live in minnesota, any
idvice on getting a job on a movie or
t.v???????
Patrika:
Be sure you finish school first. But specialize. I
still take classes now. There are a lot of
commercials shot in Minnesota, a lot of work can be
had.
Patrika:
First of all talk to your mom and dad, 'cause being
a minor you have to have a guardian with you all
the time.
Patrika:
You can call the local Unions, SAG or AFTRA, or
find an agent that's local.
Patrika:
You really have to make sure your parents are
willing to do that kind of work.
Patrika:
Write to me at DAYS and I'll give you some more
info.
VanSpike
asks: What is your most memorable event at Days
so far and who do you like best to work
with?
Patrika:
We were told that we were going to be jumping out a
window and I told the crew to make it "big enough
for my butt".
Patrika:
It was really very funny.
Patrika:
But jumping through the window was a blast.
Patrika:
On the day that we jumped through the window, we
were rehearsing and I watched someone jump out of
the window, then I went up and jumped out the
window.
Patrika:
But they weren't ready for me to jump.
Patrika:
so everyone was amazed.
Patrika:
They call me "FEARLESS" out there now.
Patrika:
Anyway, that was the most fun thing to do.
Patrika:
Goodbye everyone. Goodnight, and thank you again
for voting for me.
Patrika:
Look for something exciting. We're going to Las
Vegas and something exciting will happen.
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