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Elizabeth Banks
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" I grew up in a very small town, but it happened to be in western Massachusetts, where there were a lot of gay people. I remember my aunt going to a gay wedding when I was 11, and I thought it was the coolest thing. "
Elizabeth Banks
Small
Wedding
People
" The great thing about Twitter is, you get a lot back, and I read through a lot, and I want my fans to know that I do read a lot, and it's why I do respond or retweet clever posts, and I'm constantly amazed by the cleverness of people on Twitter. "
Elizabeth Banks
You
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Clever
" I do this system called TRX. It was developed by a Navy SEAL and is basically a simple cord that you can wrap around something anywhere, anytime, and you use your body weight as resistance. We installed one in our home gym, but you can also attach it to a tree. It's very easy to travel with. "
Elizabeth Banks
Travel
Simple
Tree
" When you live in a leading lady's body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny. "
Elizabeth Banks
You
Prove
Live
" When I was coming up, it was the golden age. It was Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan, and Reese Witherspoon was starting. You really had, 'Who is America's Next Sweetheart?' every couple of years. And then this sort of bromance slacker thing took over. "
Elizabeth Banks
Starting
Up
You
" When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side. "
Elizabeth Banks
Being
Side
College
" I played softball. I was on an all-star team. I traveled with the team. I loved it. "
Elizabeth Banks
Played
Traveled
Team
" I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv. "
Elizabeth Banks
Improv
Comedy
Love
" All through my twenties, I lived in very walkable cities - Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York. "
Elizabeth Banks
Lived
New York
Very
" I try not to repeat myself too often, but it's a gamble. 'Fred Claus' had three Oscar winners in it. No business - it was a bad movie. "
Elizabeth Banks
Try
Business
Three
" I think the hardcore fans can expect exactly what both 'The Hunger Games' and 'Catching Fire' delivered: 'Mockingjay' is going to be as faithful a rendition of Suzanne's Collins's world and books and characters as we can put out! "
Elizabeth Banks
Think
World
Games
" Comedy often comes at the expense of others, and to do that smartly, you don't want to make fun of vulnerable people. You want to make fun of people in power, and so you need to really understand the dynamics of power. "
Elizabeth Banks
People
Power
You
" Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection. "
Elizabeth Banks
Imperfection
Like
Endearing
" I love improv. I do it with my co-star John Michael Higgins in both 'Pitch Perfect' films. "
Elizabeth Banks
Pitch
Perfect
Love
" What I love about Twitter specifically is that reciprocity is not guaranteed, nor expected. In other words, I can go one way. I can put things out. I don't have to respond to everybody. "
Elizabeth Banks
Way
Words
Go
" Sometimes I'm sexy, and sometimes I'm not. "
Elizabeth Banks
Sometimes
Sexy
" I'm a physical comedian, and I don't get to show it off very often. "
Elizabeth Banks
Off
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" I love stories about misfits and underdogs. "
Elizabeth Banks
About
Stories
Misfits
" I think people respond to me as a down-to-Earth, girl-next-door person, because I am one of those people. That's something I don't have to act very hard at. "
Elizabeth Banks
People
Me
Person
" I like entertaining people. I want to make big entertainment. "
Elizabeth Banks
Like
Entertainment
Want
" Violence against women is real and something I feel passionately about, and the gateway to all that is wolf whistling. It's allowing a man to impose his will on a woman who is just trying to walk down the street and live her life. It's all about unwanted versus wanted attention, and, of course, there's a fine line. "
Elizabeth Banks
Women
Woman
Live
" I think comedy has to be very fearless, or it just gets bland. "
Elizabeth Banks
Fearless
Think
Just
" I grew up sort of lower working class. And I just didn't want to have the money struggles that my parents had. You know, I could just - as loving an environment I grew up in - and I grew up in a great home, a very loving home - but, you know, we had that stress. We had that stress in our life. "
Elizabeth Banks
Life
Stress
Money
" I was an early adopter of the 'Hunger Games.' I read them before they were best sellers - I was on the pre-order wait list for 'Mockingjay' on Amazon. "
Elizabeth Banks
Hunger
Before
Best
" I had an audition for Mary Jane Watson in 'Spiderman' and ended up playing Betty Brant in that series. I auditioned for Amy Adams' role in 'Catch Me If You Can' and, you know, ended up playing the bank teller. So there were a lot of times early on where I felt like I was always sort of the bridesmaid, never the bride - never quite right. "
Elizabeth Banks
You
Me
Know
" My acting gives me my self-worth. "
Elizabeth Banks
Acting
Gives
Self-Worth
" 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. "
Elizabeth Banks
I Am
Girl
House
" My father always made an amazing meatloaf, and I've inherited his skill. Leftover meatloaf in a sandwich? Come on! "
Elizabeth Banks
Always
Father
Sandwich
" 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. "
Elizabeth Banks
Love
Comfort Zone
Great
" One predictor for divorce is contempt, which to me is just another word for disrespect. "
Elizabeth Banks
Word
Me
Disrespect