"I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination"
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The phrasing does a lot of quiet work. “Some kind of” keeps it humble, non-demanding, the tone of someone who knows you’re supposed to sound grateful even while you’re asking for more. But the ask is clear: let me be the one who drives the plot, not the one who decorates it. “Combination” matters, too. Mystery suggests brains and agency, an active mind piecing together a world; action implies physical authority, a body that isn’t merely watched but weaponized. Put together, they gesture toward a modern female-led template: competence with charisma, danger with narrative control.
There’s also a cultural timing subtext. In an era when streaming and mid-budget thrillers revived the “genre star,” Milian is pointing to a route that doesn’t require awards bait or a total image overhaul. She’s arguing that reinvention can be kinetic, not confessional: don’t ask her to “get serious,” just let her be thrilling.
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"I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-love-to-do-some-kind-of-mystery-movie-or-139788/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.



