Patricia Arquette is fully embracing life and aging.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really enjoy getting older,\u201d the actress, who made her debut in 1987\u2019s \u201cA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,\u201d told Page Six at the recent Planned Parenthood Of Greater New York Spring Into Action Gala<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arquette, 58, credits the passing years with teaching her some hard-earned wisdom and important life lessons.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t take fools gladly,\u201d she noted, adding, \u201cI\u2019m still coming to terms and trying on new things like saying \u2018no.’\u201d<\/p>\n Patricia Arquette spoke to Page Six at the recent the recent Planned Parenthood Of Greater New York Spring Into Action Gala about her thoughts on aging. Page Six<\/p>\n The actress, who turned 58 earlier this month, said she \u201creally enjoy[s] getting older.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n The Academy Award winner, who took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for \u201cBoyhood\u201d in 2015, acknowledged that she still struggles with that two-letter word.<\/p>\n \u201cI still sometimes feel bitchy [about saying \u2018no\u2019], and maybe I don\u2019t deliver it the best way,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s like having boundaries. And how do you deliver that, or learn about all of that?\u201d<\/p>\n Arquette began her career in movies like \u201cTrue Romance,\u201d but she\u2019s really flourished in the last few years with appearances in TV shows like \u201cThe Act,\u201d \u201cEscape at Dannemora\u201d and, of course, \u201cSeverance.\u201d<\/p>\n Arquette, who recently starred in \u201cMurdaugh: Death in the Family\u201d (pictured above), admitted she\u2019s still learning how to say \u201cno.\u201d \u00a9Hulu\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n The \u201cSeverance\u201d star said she still sometimes feels \u201cbitchy\u201d when she delivers the two-letter denial. \u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Last year, Arquette spoke to Page Six about trying to avoid being labeled Hollywood\u2019s new It girl<\/a> as a young actress.<\/p>\n \u201cI really was conscious about trying to get out of that ingenue situation as quickly as possible,\u201d she explained. \u201cBeauty felt really dangerous to me and a bit scary. It also felt one-note, and felt like [it had] a short shelf life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be limited by my own beauty,\u201d she added. \u201cI didn\u2019t even feel beautiful myself, but the world was treating me like that, so I always had a really intense conflict with that.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cLost Highway\u201d star also spoke to Page Six at the recent Planned Parenthood event about her growing alarm over how women are being portrayed on social media today.<\/p>\n Arquette first gained fame starring in movies like 1993\u2019s \u201cTrue Romance\u201d before winning an Oscar in 2015 for \u201cBoyhood\u201d and winning acclaim for her recent television roles. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Arquette, who spoke at the gala on April 15, also stressed the importance of Planned Parenthood \u2014 not just for women, but for \u201cmen and our young kids,\u201d too. Stephen Lovekin\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Grok came out, millions and millions of nonconsensual sexual images of women and girls and kids were made immediately available,\u201d she noted. \u201cAnd then you look at the Epstein (files) situation<\/a> \u2026 and you look at these podcasters, and all these people that are teaching boys to hate girls.\u201d<\/p>\n Arquette argued that what\u2019s needed is \u201ca sex education about mutual respect\u201d and teaching teens \u201cwhat consent really means.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cMedium\u201d actress also noted that Planned Parenthood<\/a> is \u201cthe number one health care provider in America\u201d and offers a lot more services than just abortion care \u2014 such as cancer screenings, breast exams and STI\/STD testing and treatment.<\/p>\n