Banks
Banks
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth15 June 1988
CountryUnited States of America
bbc good period
The BBC is very good at period drama - world-famous for getting the details right.
female left life news remember reporters
I remember the mid-'50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.
aftermath arrival boring cold decade exciting following general government immediate labour remember second time turmoil war written
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.
ideas answers architecture
Where do architects and designers get their ideas? The answer, of course, is mainly from other architects and designers, so is it mere casuistry to distinguish between tradition and plagiarism?
hands forever thumbs
You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb.
people world different
Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over-except when they are different.
book reading matter
The most invigorating form of reading matter is, of course, a will.
cute stupid koalas
By 1914, the royal families of Europe were inbred to the point of pantomine. You feel about them as you do about koalas. Nothing so stupid has any right to exist on the planet. On the other hand, they are rather cute, and in grave danger of extinction due to their specialised needs.
sarcastic two water
This is one of those big, fat paperbacks, intended to while away a monsoon or two, which, if thrown with a good overarm action, will bring a water buffalo to its knees.
bed pleasure given
Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.
bad-ass doors legs
In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.
life-changing acting television-news
I remember the mid-50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.
moving adventure mean
Pirates of the Caribbean, move over! Make room for a crew of mouse-privateers who will capture your hearts and stop your breath with their thrilling sea-going adventures! A wonderful story, full of bold mice, good and wicked, who will show you what courage really means.
fashion men thinking
Most men, if you just tell them what to do in a businesslike fashion, will follow directions without thinking about it. One proceeds on the assumption that they'll do as they're told, and they do.