Quotes from Patricia Arquette

I love small weird art movies, and I love free mass entertainment.

I didn't think of myself as beautiful, but, in retrospect, I guess I was.

You want your partner to objectify you.

My dad was an alcoholic, growing up, so I knew how scary that was from a child's perspective - the volatility.

If we don't allow people to vote in America, what is our democracy? It's a sham.

I'm a person who takes baths in the dark, alone.

We all go through life living in little bubbles, which we share with people who think pretty much the same as us.

We never thought 'Boyhood' was ever gonna become Oscar-considered. Our shooting budget was $2.8m for 12 years. Altogether. I didn't know if anyone would see it or appreciate it.

I don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80.

Some people will stop a scene and demand a mirror and look at themselves and check which angles they're being photographed from. I don't do that.

Every day that a woman is making less money, that's less money she has in retirement.

The way your parents try to talk to you about politics and pull you to their side, that's an exciting moment in your family.

The good news is that we have a very active part of America that wants some radical progress.

If somebody needs, like, a phone call every day or some kind of constant companionship, I'm not a really good friend for them. I can talk to my best friend every couple years and be really happy.

I hope some of your DNA transferred to me.

I've crafted a really weird career for myself.

I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each other's sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship.

I'm very grateful to have my kids in my life; they're my greatest teachers. But to pretend it's always easy is just not really true.

Mothering is one of the most beautiful experiences of my life.

To every woman who gave birth, to every citizen and taxpayer, it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women of the United States of America!

As a teenager, you have so much energy and hormones and you feel powerless in your life.

I know that I've had a very fortunate life, but also I think my job as an actor is to connect emotionally to human beings.

In Hollywood, nobody knows how much everyone is making. It's all very hidden, and it's hard to change those things.

I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.