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" I'm not a particularly shiny, happy person. I'm fairly cynical, and that's what draws me to comedy. "
Elizabeth Banks
Comedy
Me
Happy
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" My acting gives me my self-worth. "
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" My father always made an amazing meatloaf, and I've inherited his skill. Leftover meatloaf in a sandwich? Come on! "
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" When you have one kid, you feel like you can jet set around, and you can throw him on the hip, and you get your life done. You don't realize how easy one is until you have two. Now I'm really a mom. Oh, I am a mom now! This is for serious - I am responsible for two people now. "
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" I suppose the best advice I ever got, frankly the advice that changed my life, came from my uncle who told me to go to drama school and study acting instead of taking a job, because he said the job would always be there. "
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" These properties that get made into movies, some are easier than others. When they first said, 'Yeah, they're making a movie out of Lego,' I said, 'Lego what? What does that even mean?' And it's such a good concept. "
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" I only know the lyrics to songs that I listened to between the ages of 11 and 15. "
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" I like my coffee light. "
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" 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. "
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" My father is a huge horse racing fan, so I was introduced to the sport long before 'Seabiscuit.' But the role made me an even bigger fan. Horse racing is one of my favorite sports. "
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" Producing never stops. It's 24/7. "
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Stops
" 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. "
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Small
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" Someone told me that having a baby is like having your heart walking around outside of your body, and I didn't understand it until I had a baby. Now, like, everything he does literally crushes my heart. In a great way. And then if he's in pain, it's like my whole endeavor is to make sure he's not in pain. "
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Walking
Baby
" 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. "
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" I directed plays in college. It's something that I have sort of always put in the back of my mind, and I'm a busy actress, and it's very difficult to sort of find the time, honestly, to commit to directing. It's a very - it's a big, big job. "
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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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" 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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You
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" 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. "
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" All through my twenties, I lived in very walkable cities - Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York. "
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" 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. "
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" I have very fond memories of the Eagles from my experience with 'Invincible' and my college days in Philadelphia. But I am a Massachusetts girl and a Pats fan. "
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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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People
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" I do try to eat healthy, and I find that's easiest when I just avoid the Doritos aisle at the grocery store. "
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" Most men I know rely on women to do all the literal dirty work. "
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" I played softball. I was on an all-star team. I traveled with the team. I loved it. "
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" I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not a fan of plastic surgery. Oh, and I've never had a wax in my life. Waxing makes no sense to me because you have to grow it out to wax it. "
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" 'Pitch Perfect 2,' those scenes are super fun. It's just me and John Michael Higgins, and we've been friends for so long, we just have the best time. Anything I do with him is some of my favorite stuff. "
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" 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. "
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