Elizabeth Banks Quotes

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

People ask me how I stay thin, and I'm like, 'When you go to the grocery store, buy more bananas than cookies.'

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.

I think it is really important to put out what you want so the world knows what to give you.

I am never embarrassed by something that makes people laugh.

I'm always reaching to find something that will challenge me and make me do my best.

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.

My number one advice to high school girls is birth control. You want to keep all your options open for as long as possible? Birth control.

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

I like my coffee light.

It's really hard to stay healthy over the long term of making a movie so that's why those things matter when you're trying to keep your health, literally.

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

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.

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

It's pretty easy to hear what people are physically responding to versus what's just flat as a pancake in the room when it comes to jokes.

I'm not interested in making movies only with female protagonists. I think it's ridiculous to think that a female director can't direct men. That makes no sense to me.

I'm actively looking for things to direct again. I had such an amazing experience on this. I really am spoiled.

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.

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

I imagine, in the future, life expectancy is long and they use crazy plastic surgery. Who the hell knows what's going on?

I do want to work on a larger scale with bigger budgets partially as a way to prove that women can do that, for sure. I definitely feel a bit of a responsibility to do that.

I got Twitter identity theft.

As an actor myself, the opportunity to sing and dance and be dramatic and be funny - it's really irresistible to actors. You get to show all sides of your talent.

I'm sort of the bossiest sister.

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

So knowing that you can actually help yourself stay healthy over a long shoot where you get no sleep and what you eat really matters. It really mattered that there was a juice bar. You know?

I really like action. I really liked running around. I loved being really physical. I'm a big believer in it's okay if this job is really about entertaining people.

I'm lucky to have worked with great actors, my whole career.

I'm really interested in making movies that people see: I've made a lot of independent films and it's really depressing when no one sees them.

I love stories about misfits and underdogs.

As an actor, you go through life thinking "This stop is the last stop," so you just put your heart and soul into everything and do your best work.

It's really fun to watch yourself disappear in the movie every day.

I love the finality of film. When you make a movie, you know the beginning, middle, and end.

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

I like to say I don't have a fear of heights. I have a fear of human error. I'm very concerned about stupidity.

There's never enough money, there's never enough time, there's never enough reliable help around, anything you plan always goes wrong - it's just hard to be human, isn't it?

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.