Patricia Arquette on fighting for equality and her wild detective comedy | Salon Talks | #HighDeser
Initially, Oscar winner Patricia Arquette was not sure she would become an actor—in fact, she gave herself one year to try it out, until one job led to another. Decades and many awards later, Arquette opens up about how she got into acting, her collaborations with Ben Stiller and her latest role as the wisecracking recovering addict and neophyte private detective Peggy Newman on Apple TV+’s "High Desert." The show, she says, is a love letter to the drug addicts she has known. Arquette also talks about her work as an activist for women’s rights, abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment and trans rights. “I’m horrified at what's happening,” Arquette said. “Everywhere I travel in the world, people are like, ‘What's happening in America?’ There's no goodwill. There's no faith. There's no understanding. There's no holding other people's pain.” Chapters: 00:00 "High Desert" 06:39 Collaborating with Ben Stiller 08:01 Making it as an actor 10:16 “I’m horrified” at America 17:57 Directing “Gonzo Girl” Subscribe to SalonTV’s Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/salontv For more content from SalonTV, click HERE: https://www.salon.com/tv Like Salon on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/salon Follow Salon on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/salon Follow Salon on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/salonofficial
