"I have never done a thriller, and it will just be really fun for me to heave and pant and run and climb and break windows and scream every once in a while"
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The intent is career-facing but not careerist. Hudson signals range without performing seriousness. She is not promising prestige; she's promising kinetic commitment. That choice matters in a celebrity ecosystem where "challenging myself" often arrives wrapped in awards-bait solemnity. Her version is almost anti-gravitas: let me be loud, out of breath, and slightly feral. The humor ("every once in a while") softens the violence and keeps the tone playful, as if she's auditioning for the audience's trust as much as for the role.
Subtext: after years of romantic comedies and glossy star persona, she wants a new container for the same charisma. Thrillers are one of the few mainstream spaces where actresses can be messy and physical without being punished by the narrative for it - fear becomes a performance people applaud. In an era when "strong female lead" is often reduced to composure, Hudson is arguing for a different fantasy: competence via chaos, agency via action, pleasure via full-body commitment.
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Hudson, Kate. (2026, January 16). I have never done a thriller, and it will just be really fun for me to heave and pant and run and climb and break windows and scream every once in a while. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-never-done-a-thriller-and-it-will-just-be-94604/
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Hudson, Kate. "I have never done a thriller, and it will just be really fun for me to heave and pant and run and climb and break windows and scream every once in a while." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-never-done-a-thriller-and-it-will-just-be-94604/.
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"I have never done a thriller, and it will just be really fun for me to heave and pant and run and climb and break windows and scream every once in a while." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-never-done-a-thriller-and-it-will-just-be-94604/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.



