Patricia Arquette Quotes

Sexy, to me, doesn't have anything to do with beautiful.

The way I feel seen by the opposite sex is sometimes really detrimental to me. I'm very aware of how I'm constantly being sexualized and objectified in their eyes which makes me feel worthless.

My God, must I always wear a low-cut dress to be important?

I think people are learning to actually aspire to be objectified.

I have to really enjoy someone's personality, not just their looks, before I'll kiss them.

To be honest, I really don't like being the sex object.

There's a funny line between feeling objectified and feeling supported and it's a very odd one.

A girl has to be super-hot now for me to be even semi-interested.

No man ever fell in love with me for the way I fill out a Lycra dress.

We women should remember that we are much more than just breasts.

I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.'

For my writing, and because I love talking to young women about life, I often asked them which would they rather have - a father in the house with them while growing up or a big butt? I tell you 86 percent of the time, girls say a big butt because it gets them further.

I'm not against half naked girls - not as often as I'd like to be.

I see explicit covers on magazines, and they're getting even more explicit, and it's like, Are women being empowered, or is this just what sells magazines? Are they feeling pressured, or have they really come into themselves and are saying, 'I am woman, hear me roar?'

I'm not a centerfold.

I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this business. You're merchandised, you're a product. You're sold and it's based on sex. But that's okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.

I don't know any women who don't think about what they look like, and I don't know any men who don't think about what women look like.

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.

It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the 'Barbie doll' roles.

I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.

Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power.

I'm not a sexy person. I'm OK with it. I've never been the sexy girl. Whenever I've had a boyfriend, he's always been like, 'Oh, you're cute.'

I would say that, of course, it is wrong to objectify women. But at the same time, entertainment should not be inter-mingled with commodification.

Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire.