Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

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

Elizabeth Banks

Related Quotes:

" 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. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" 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

" Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection. "

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 like entertaining people. I want to make big entertainment. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I went to a few really bad commercial auditions because I needed the money, and when you booked a commercial, your life was made: you could eat. "

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

" I work out with our trainer, Jocelynne Boschen of Alpha Sport L.A., hike a lot, and eat healthy. I love cooking so prepare a lot of my own food and avoid processed foods. No fast food. No soda. "

Elizabeth Banks

" I hope I'm Jessica Tandy, you know. I hope I'm onstage, and I fall over at 85 or something with everyone applauding thinking that it was a joke, you know, 'There she goes again,' and I'm just gone. I've gone to Heaven. "

Elizabeth Banks

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

Elizabeth Banks

" I'm a physical comedian, and I don't get to show it off very often. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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. "

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

" I secretly harbor the fantasy of becoming an action star at any moment. I know I'd be great at it. "

Elizabeth Banks

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

Elizabeth Banks

" 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. "

Elizabeth Banks

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

Elizabeth Banks

" My acting gives me my self-worth. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" I can hang with the dudes because I love beef and baseball and driving fast and flirting. I understand where men are coming from, and I'm interested in typically male endeavors. But I can also wear the short skirt and cheerlead. "

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

" 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

" 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

" 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

" I only know the lyrics to songs that I listened to between the ages of 11 and 15. "

Elizabeth Banks

" 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

" 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

" 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