Oscar winner Patricia Arquette admits she struggled as a single mother in her 20s when she was bringing up her son.
The "Boyhood" actress, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Olivia Evans in the coming-of-age film, said she based her character on her own experiences bringing up her son Enzo, now 26, reported Huffington Post.
"I was a single mom when I was 20, and there were times where I didn't know if I could buy him diapers and could buy food," Arquette said.
"I knew what that was like. I was winning that award for a character in 'Boyhood' who predominantly raised her two kids and had to move them time and time again and put herself through school and be the primary breadwinner, and how was she going to do all that?"
The 47-year-old actress, who also has daughter Harlow, 12, opened up about the importance of women being regarded as equals to their male counterparts.
"The demographics changed in America. We have only 30 percent of families living in the traditional 'dad is the breadwinner, mom stays home' model.
