To The Contrary

Patricia Arquette on Women's Rights, "High Desert," & A.I.

Oscar award winning actor and women’s right activist Patricia Arquette talks "High Desert," A.I. in Hollywood, the #MeToo movement, and acting alongside her daughter.

Patricia Arquette on Women's Rights, "High Desert," & A.I.

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