Elizabeth Banks : (6) " 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 " 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 " 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. " - 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 played softball. I was on an all-star team. I traveled with the team. I loved it. " - 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