"Somebody can become a celebrity for being stupid. That is what it's turned into." -- Kate Hudson
Katharine Jane Hudson is a UK academic and political activist.
Hudson is currently the General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Prior to her election to the post, she had served as Chair of the organisation, and Head of Social and Policy Studies at London South Bank University from September 2003 to 2009. She edits the journal Contemporary Politics and serves on the editorial board of the Slavonic and East European Review. Hudson is also a member of the Communist Party of Britain. In the 1990s, she met and married Redmond O'Neill, an activist in Socialist Action and adviser to Ken Livingstone.
"Do you know what a blessing it is to make movies that make people happy?""Honesty will never break you.""I always wanted to be a mom.""I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.""I did not like leaving them when they were little or big. You have to have priorities regarding what you will allow to take you away from your kid.""I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want.""I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat.""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.""I smoke, isn't that terrible?""I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you.""I went on countless auditions. I begged my parents until I finally was allowed to be in a theatrical play when I was 13. It was the most important thing in my life.""I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not.""I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building.""I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.""If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.""Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.""The only things I'm competitive in are backgammon and poker.""When you're nursing and you're working 18-hour days, that's pretty hard.""You have people who can't act and they get all these parts. Paris Hilton falls into her own category. She's made a career out of it."