Rosanna Arquette

I feel like I'm getting the best parts of my career, in my 50s.

Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do it themselves. It's a really disgusting job. They must feel horrible inside.

There's no way I'm going to put this kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?

I know parents have a hard time letting their kids spread their wings and fly.

Look, it's to the point where kids are getting Botox. It's insane. We're not allowed to age.

I was in Florida with Burt Stern, the photographer who shot Marilyn Monroe on the beach with a sweater, and we smoked a joint. The bathing suit kept coming off in the water, and I just ripped it off. I was very comfortable being naked.

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

My parents were activists and my mother was hugely involved with the anti-Vietnam War protests.

I've never kept my mouth shut, especially as my industry is so misogynistic. I've got a reputation as a troublemaker.

When I was doing indie films, it wasn't cool and hip.

Being fierce is a compliment! It's not an insult.

It's so hard to have relationships when there is so much scrutiny.