The Oscar winner shared the story during the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony.

Is the bus still running?

It certainly wasn’t afterPatricia Arquette’s mother laid down in front of it.

Patricia Arquette and their mother Brenda Denaut

Patricia Arquette and mother Brenda Denaut in 1993.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty

But she demonstrated activism and these women demonstrated authenticity and they also demonstrated love of self and worth."

“I’m very excited to see that happen.”

Watch Arquette speak about her mother in the video above.

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette attends the TIFF Tribute Gala during the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.Jeremy Chan/Getty

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