Video · Patricia Arquette Still Shocked at the Backlash Surrounding Her Gender Equality Oscars Speech: ''I Don't Think They Understood''

Patricia Arquette knows her Oscars’ speech was a bit unique.
Sure she thanked the Boyhood cast, her family and a few important friends. But the moment that got everyone talking during her big moment was when she demanded equal rights for women. While Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lopez, Lena Dunham and other Hollywood stars couldn’t help but applaud, others weren’t so pleased. “It did surprise me,” Arquette told Time when asked about the negative response she received after her big night. “I don’t think people really understood what I meant by that. I don’t think they understand what I was talking about, exactly.”