United Kingdom, Nov. 2 -- Patricia Arquette is "single" and loving life as a free agent.

The 57-year-old actress - who has Enzo, 36, with Paul Rossi and 22-year-old Harlow with second husband Thomas Jane - only has to think of herself now her kids are all grown up and there is no significant other in her life, and she has never been happier.

She told PEOPLE magazine: "I'm at a really exciting moment in my life.

"My kids are grown up, I'm single, I don't have to take anybody else's dreams into account as far as: where do I want to live? What do I want my house to look like? Can I go on this vacation with my girlfriend or not?"

She added: "I get to ask myself for the first time in my life - because I was a mom at 20 - what do I want to ...