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What’ s the worst thing you’ ve heard about yourself in a performance?
Well, the worst thing I have heard can also be the best thing. I never get tired of hearing,“ My gosh! You were so annoying in such and such!” I try to embrace my inner annoying dork.
I understand you don ' t sleep a full 8 hours. What do you do instead of sleeping?
David Banks in one of his early metal bands. If you want to see David Banks banging on the drums, be sure to check out the current band he’ s in The 3 Heads!
to be funny, and then get a weird look for laughing. I have seen so many dramatic actors ' careers almost expire when it comes to their looks fading, but there really is no expiration date on comedy. Some of the greats just got better with age. Don Knotts, Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, Leslie Nielsen. I knew comedy was the marathon run but would last longer in my opinion. Tougher to break into but well worth it. There is an old saying“ Dying is easy, comedy is hard.”
After being in literally hundreds of commercials, when did you make the move to film?
Take multiple naps! It’ s my new favorite thing to do. I never need an excuse to sleep. I can have an entire pot of coffee and still knock out if you give me a bed. I think Britney Spears said it best when she said that sleeping is her second favorite thing to do. Not sure I want to know what her first is.
When you were a kid, what were you afraid of? Are you still afraid of that now?
Repeating high school! I absolutely hated it. I still have nightmares that I’ m back in school repeating my senior year for the fifth time!
What’ s the best prank someone pulled on you? Who pulled the prank?
They say commercials are a stepping stone to TV / Film. I have watched many of my favorite comedic actors start with commercials. Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Jason Bateman. To this day I still enjoy the whole commercial process a bit more. I starred in my first film in 2004 and was part of an amazing cast. I felt very fortunate. But the whole time I was there I was worried about missing commercial auditions.
Speaking of films, you have one coming out soon. HALF MAGIC with Heather Graham, Chris D’ Elia, Thomas Lennon and Molly
Shannon.
That was a blast! Heather wrote and directed this comedy and after reading the script I couldn’ t stop laughing! She is such a natural. Plus being able to play a fast talking neurotic stalker was a bit of a perk. Maybe not much of a stretch.
You just finished shooting 5TH OF JULY starring Jaleel White and Gary Anthony Williams. Tell us about that.
Working with director Camilo Vila was an absolute pleasure. He has a real gift for comedy. Jaleel’ s character Orlando just wants to spread his father ' s ashes in the National State Park and mayhem ensues. It’ s full of twists and comedic turns.
I had a roommate at the time and I had an early shoot for some commercial. He was doing some multi-level marketing for vitamins and gave me a handful saying they would help boost my day. They ended up being melatonin and I literally couldn’ t keep my eyes open.
I think he was getting me back for pouring out his vodka and replacing it with rubbing alcohol... just a guess. ���
David Banks Website: www. davidbanks. tv & Twitter: / DYNAMITEDORK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ILANA RAPP: Follow her on Twitter @ LizardLadyNJ and also remember to follow @ NYCastings for the latest New York casting notices and blogs! Please email her at ilanarapp @ gmail. com with any questions or ideas you’ d like to see in future articles. Ilana Rapp is a media-savvy Generation Xer with instinctive wit, quick humor and a taste for deep human emotions. As a former( child) actress with Broadway, film and television credits, she is adept at, well, lots of things. She currently blogs on The Huffington Post and writes entertainment pieces for NY- Castings. She is a huge fan of the television show " V." Ask her why her favorite number is 22. Thanks for reading!
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