Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Elizabeth Banks

Jul 25, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Seeking Community in Acting

  • Elizabeth Banks sought community early in her career because she left college and drama school without an acting peer group nearby.
  • She actively engaged with her set and industry people to build relationships and learn from observing others work.
ANECDOTE

Nabbing Oliver Stone Role

  • Bruce Willis getting cast in Surrogates freed Oliver Stone to make the movie "W" where Elizabeth Banks played Laura Bush.
  • Banks produced herself into the Oliver Stone film by influencing that casting connection.
ADVICE

Focus Energy on What Matters

  • Prioritize responding only to emails and projects that excite or spark you.
  • Learn to cut loose what doesn't merit your energy to manage time responsibly.
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