It's easy for people to come in when they think you're in a hot moment of your life, but it's really nice also for people who believe in your work for the long term and are there not when something hip's happening at that moment.
Patricia ArquetteThe way your parents try to talk to you about politics and pull you to their side, that's an exciting moment in your family.
Patricia ArquetteI'm kind of the long-hauler type of person. I also have a strong work ethic and gratitude for people that I work with.
Patricia ArquetteOne of the most disturbing things I heard was that women's issues weren't "hot." Which is so ironic, because women are constantly being judged on some "hot" level. The conversation is not hot enough for them to do anything about. We have to make it hot, make them feel the fire. Until then, a lot of them aren't going to do anything.
Patricia ArquetteWhen the woman is getting paid drastically less than the male, that whole family is impacted.
Patricia ArquetteWe have Latinas in California making 55 cents on the dollar. Black women making 63 cents on the dollar. White women making 78 cents on the dollar. It doesn't change very much year by year, it might go up or down a penny, but oftentimes, the years that it goes up are the same years that men are making a little bit more. It's pretty much always in proportion.
Patricia Arquette