sentences:  After a three-hour meeting with the creators, Close accepted the role, impressed particularly by the powerful persona of the character "as the head of her own law firm [...] in a male-dominated world".Describing her character, Close said, "Patty is a complicated character... She's not somebody who you can easily characterize.People tend to say she's manipulative and evil, which always makes me laugh, because I think women and power are still problematic, especially in this country.