Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Anna Maria Louisa Italiano, known professionally as Anne Bancroft, was an American actress associated with the method acting school, having studied under Lee Strasberg. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film, theatre and television. She won one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globes, two Tony Awards and two Emmy Awards, and several other awards and nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth17 September 1931
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It's really important that, as women, we tell our stories. That is what helps seed our imaginations.
I don't view this as an extreme kind of activity, but it's very hard to convince people that this isn't reckless.
So I called her up and said, what are you doing and would you be interested? She was very intrigued and she goes, I think we should do this project.
A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.
... family and friends aren't always ready to make the journey when you are, and you just have to keep plowing along whether they have confidence in you or not. That can be very lonely.
And then there's also this element of - some people would describe it as spirits or a presence that appears when things are very difficult, physically and emotionally. You know, when you're really putting out. So the third man aura is sort of an appearance. It's the yeti.
If you marry the wrong person for the wrong reasons, then no matter how hard you work, it's never going to work, because then you have to completely change yourself, completely change them, completely - by that time, you're both dead.
The things we overcome in life really become our strengths.
Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements.
I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy
To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.
Skydiving is something I've never done! And I am very excited to take the leap with a community of like-minded courageous women.
For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?
Zen is not interested in high-flown statements; it wants its pupil to bite his apple and not discuss it.