18 times Elizabeth Banks said the realest things ever
American actress, producer and director Elizabeth Banks is winning our hearts.
Known for her plentiful comedy roles, in films such as What to Expect When You're Expecting, 40-year-old Virgin and Definitely, Maybe, and TV roles in Wet Hot American Summer and Modern Family, she's had us giggling since she first popped on our screens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely,_Maybe
But it doesn't stop there: Elizabeth is as real as it gets. Having spoken out on women in Hollywood, female comedy and sex, she's one of those people you just want to applaud every time she does an interview.
She also won the Film Maker award at the GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards.
Here's all the times Elizabeth Banks was the realest...
PA PhotosOn being real...
"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."
Getty ImagesOn her fans...
"I really enjoy the direct dialogue with the fans. I'm very cognizant of my audience. I'm a trained storyteller and entertainer, and I know I wouldn't be able to work at the level I work at if people didn't enjoy what I did."
Rex FeaturesOn being a female comedian...
"When you live in a leading lady's body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny."
Getty ImagesOn being honest...
"I think it is really important to put out what you want so the world knows what to give you."
Rex FeaturesOn her college days...
"When I was in college I was accused of being a goody two-shoes. But every goody two-shoes has a bad side."
Rex FeaturesOn being a directing men in film...
"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."
Rex FeaturesOn making people laugh...
"I am never embarrassed by something that makes people laugh."
Getty ImagesOn having secrets...
"I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some."
Getty ImagesOn working with Madonna...
"If I ever complain about yachting around the Mediterranean with Madonna, who I just idolised as a child, I should be slapped across the face."
Rex FeaturesOn being a mum...
"You don't realize how easy one is until you have two. Now I'm really a mum. Oh, I am a mom now! This is for serious — I am responsible for two people now."
Getty ImagesOn making opportunities...
"You know, women in Hollywood, we don't get action franchises and superheroes. The rom-coms that made Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, and Reese Witherspoon stars are out of favour right now - nobody is making them. In this business, if you are an ambitious person, you don't wait for people to hand you opportunities. You have to make a way for yourself."
Getty ImagesOn being fearless...
"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."
Rex FeaturesOn being normal...
"I'm not trying to have Jake Gyllenhaal's baby. I'm not a major fashionista. I'm not going through a lesbian phase. I'm just normal. I'm just really freakin' normal."
Rex FeaturesOn her love of comedy...
"I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv."
Rex FeaturesOn playing fun roles...
"Every once in a while I play a true idiot, and they're really fun to play."
Getty ImagesOn sex...
"Sex is always funny. I don't find it sexy, I find it really horrifying. But it's an act that we need. And that need, that desire, is what makes it really funny."
Getty ImagesOn fashion...
"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."
Rex FeaturesOn her professional reputation...
"I'm perfectly happy to have the reputation as a comedian. I love comedies, I would love to be doing more comedies. But I also feel like I hit the limit on playing the girlfriend type in a lot of rom-coms that aren't actually rom-coms, but guy movies that happen to have girls in them."
