Elizabeth Banks Quotes

• When you live in a leading lady’s body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny.

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• Every once in a while I play a true idiot, and they’re really fun to play.

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• I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv.

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• Most men I know rely on women to do all the literal dirty work.

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• I play Rock Band, which is Guitar Hero times ten. You can play with four people, so when you have parties, you have a real band. Nobody ever wants to sing, so I’m always the one throwing down on the mic.

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• You have got to have an agent. It’s a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time.

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• When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side.

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• If I ever complain about yachting around the Mediterranean with Madonna, who I just idolized as a child, I should be slapped across the face.

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• I love working with a stylist but I also love having personal relationships with designers. A stylist is great for pulling together an entire outfit, accessories included, and for shaking me out of my comfort zone.

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• I like my coffee light.

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• I am not afraid of much. I kill all the spiders in my house, and I’m planning to go skydiving. I am into girl power, and I’m very self-sufficient.

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• I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.

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Elizabeth Banks (12)

Birth:	10th February, 1974
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Director, Producer

About

Elizabeth Banks was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA. She is an American actress, producer, and director. She made her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy, and is known for her roles in such films as Wet Hot American Summer, seabiscuit, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Role Models, The Next Three Days, Pitch Perfect, The Lego Movie, and The Hunger Games films. She made her directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2, whose May 15–17 $69M opening weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. On television, she had a recurring role as Avery Jessup on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which gained her two Emmy Award nominations.

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