Love Quote by Maria Menounos

There is a particular kind of credibility that comes from admitting you want to be manipulated, and Maria Menounos leans into it with disarming clarity. “I saw Redeye” plants the remark in a specific cultural lane: mid-2000s studio thriller, slick, efficient, built for a Friday night crowd that wants adrenaline without homework. By naming the title, she’s not reviewing cinema so much as signaling membership in a shared pop moment - the kind where everyone is comparing jump-scares at work the next day.

The second half does the real work: “I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.” It’s not a complaint about fear; it’s a declaration of preference. The subtext is agency. In an era when celebrity talk often defaults to “I’m so busy” or “I’m so grateful,” this is refreshingly bodily: fear as entertainment, tension as pleasure, control surrendered on purpose. That phrasing also reads like a viewer’s shorthand for quality: if a movie keeps you pinned, it’s succeeding, no need for plot diagnostics.

Coming from an actress and TV personality, it’s also savvy branding. Menounos positions herself as an audience surrogate rather than an industry insider, flattening the distance between celebrity and viewer. She’s not above the multiplex; she’s in the seat, enjoying the ride. In a media ecosystem that rewards relatability, “I love being scared” becomes a small, marketable identity - a personality trait you can share, retweet, and build an evening around.