Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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

Related Quotes:

" I like my coffee light. "

Elizabeth Banks

" Your funny gets developed pretty early on. Comedy requires that you understand as much as possible about the viewpoints of all people and everything that's going on around you. It genuinely requires a true point of view, a real sense of your own view of things in the world. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" I'm very genetically blessed; I cannot deny it, but I work hard at keeping myself together. Yes, I have nice cheekbones and skinny legs, but I can't take any credit for it. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I do try to eat healthy, and I find that's easiest when I just avoid the Doritos aisle at the grocery store. "

Elizabeth Banks

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

Elizabeth Banks

" I'm a good role model. I have an amazing marriage, and it will be long lasting. I think I'm a good mom. I could run for office, no problem, because there are no skeletons in my closet. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I have a gay cousin who came out to my parents before he came out to his own. So I benefited from having a very open, supportive family, and I want to pass that on. "

Elizabeth Banks

" One predictor for divorce is contempt, which to me is just another word for disrespect. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I'm not a particularly shiny, happy person. I'm fairly cynical, and that's what draws me to comedy. "

Elizabeth Banks

" The only reason ever to make a sequel is to spend more time with the characters that people love: to tell more of their story. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I'm afraid of a cappella. I don't read music, and I have a hard time harmonizing. Basically, I'm a melody singer only. "

Elizabeth Banks

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

Elizabeth Banks

" My favorite event each year is the Yankees-Red Sox series. Love seeing passions run hot among the fans, especially when both teams are in the running for the playoffs. "

Elizabeth Banks

" The sexism in Hollywood is not particularly overt - because the system is good at hiding it. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" 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. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 'Thank you' is often an admission that you needed something that wasn't being fulfilled or you couldn't do on your own, so you needed someone else. There is also guilt. We think, 'Well, too much time has gone by, and it doesn't matter,' but it does. It always matters. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" 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

" I love improv. I do it with my co-star John Michael Higgins in both 'Pitch Perfect' films. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I've learned all my hair and makeup tricks on the set, and I incorporate all kinds of things when I'm getting ready, and I'm big on blotting papers. I get a very shiny forehead, which I like to call my inner glow coming out. "

Elizabeth Banks

" My father always made an amazing meatloaf, and I've inherited his skill. Leftover meatloaf in a sandwich? Come on! "

Elizabeth Banks

" All through my twenties, I lived in very walkable cities - Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York. "

Elizabeth Banks

" Predicting what content is going to fly is like looking into a crystal ball. I try not to say, 'Yeah, 'Bridesmaids' opened the door to make more movies about women.' I mean, did it? I don't know; where are they? "

Elizabeth Banks

" I went to drama school. I'm classically trained; I studied Shakespeare, blah blah blah. But I always preferred to do Oscar Wilde, or Shakespeare's comedies over his dramas. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I played softball. I was on an all-star team. I traveled with the team. I loved it. "

Elizabeth Banks

" Sometimes I'm sexy, and sometimes I'm not. "

Elizabeth Banks

" Honestly, I am hoping to influence young people, and Twitter's a great way to encourage them to lend their voice to the conversation. Any time you can show young people that you support gay friends and that there are gay people in the world who are lovely, happy, singing, and in love, it opens their minds. "

Elizabeth Banks