Rosanna Arquette Pictures & News

at choice, however, was to fly downunder and make the Australian film Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (also known as "…Almost"). An expensive film, and a huge box office flop, only the musical score by Bruce Smeaton was generally noted by critics, for its musical innovation. In 1990, Arquette appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy's September issue, although she claimed it was without her prior knowledge or approval.[7]




Known for most of her career as an actress, in recent years, Arquette has also been expanding into film direction. Recent films which she has directed include the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and All We Are Saying (2005); she served for both projects in the role of producer, as well as director.[8]

Arquette also appeared in the short running "What About Brian" as Nicole Varsi.

[edit] Personal life

Arquette was married when she was 19 to director/composer Tony Greco; they divorced in October 1980. Her 1986 marriage to composer James Newton Howard ended in divorce as well. The reconciliation with an old love of Arquette's, English pop and rock star Peter Gabriel, proved also to be impossible. More recently, Arquette has focused her energies on spending time with her daughter and promoting awareness of breast cancer, while continuing with her work, now also as a director. In 2002 her critically acclaimed documentary Searching For Debra Winger was released. In the film, Arquette interviews prominent and respected actresses (mostly between the ages of 30 and 60) in an attempt to find out whether it was practical for a working actress to successfully maintain a family.

Arquette married restaurateur Jon Sidel in 1993. One year later their daughter, Zoe Blue Sidel, was born. Arquette went on working intensively, which meant she was often away from home. The tensions this created, as well as the death of her mother from breast cancer, led the couple to divorce.

The Grammy-award winning single "Rosanna", which was the lead track on the album Toto IV (by the band of the same name) was named after Steve Porcaro's ex-girlfriend, Arquette, but the song itself was not about her, according to writer David Paich. She was involved with Steve Porcaro of Toto at the time, but according to a 1983 Rolling Stone interview, Arquette said it was written by the band about the fact that she used to bring them "juice and beer" at all hours of the night during their recording sessions.

[edit] Quotes

"I'm a wreck. I get hurt very easily. I don't have a tough shell. I'm so insecure — it's pretty stupid for me to be in this business, isn't it?"[9]

"I have buck teeth. I sucked my thumb until I was 11... and then I went on to suck other things…"[10]

"I'm very insecure. I hate working out. I detest it. I have places that could probably be more toned, but in Europe, imperfection is beautiful".[11]

"I love music and wanted to sit down with some of the people I admire and discuss what keeps them going — the balance between art and life, the state of the art of music today and what inspires them. Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business which, sadly, has now become more important than the artist or even the music itself".