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TwitterElizabeth Banks on playing Laura Bush in 'W': It's all about the hair!
The Dish Rag recently caught up with Elizabeth Banks, who plays first lady Laura Bush in Oliver Stone's controversial new George W. Bush film, "W."
DR: What's the secret to playing a believable Republican first lady?
EB: "It's all about the hair. Hair speaks volumes about every politician's wife. And I think you'll be impressed with my version of Laura Bush's very Republican hair. I did meet Laura once, in 2003, long before I knew I'd be playing her."
DR: What do you think about the film's portrayal of the Bush family?
EB: "The film really presents both sides. People who like George Bush will find many things in the movie to like and people who don't like George Bush will have their opinion validated as well. It's a fairly fair portrayal."
Photos: Elizabeth Banks, left, actually looks a bit like Laura Bush, right (no pun intended). But it's gonna be all about the hair! And maybe some of that yummy Republican red lipstick.
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The ONLY way to portray Laura Bush is with green make-up for her face and a black wig ala the wicked witch from " The Wizard Of Oz"!Nuff said?
A "fairly fair portrayal"??? Geez, she's an even dumber blonde than I thought she was.
Is Laura Bush consider that vapid that her defining characteristic is her hair?
Oliver Stone making a fair and balanced movie. What a hoot!
The guy is so biased he is not sure what day it is
laura looks just like 'the joker' from the batman tv series
The look on Laura's face always startles me. Perhaps it's the puppy-uppers needed to compensate for the anti-depressants. In any case, what is "Republican Hair" exactly?
Darn, that pic of Laura Bush is downright SCARY! Is that real or intended as satire? Looks like: 'Hi darlings, come on in my living room and watch the latest torture techniques, and... I've got some great brownies!!!"'
Elizabeth Banks appeared on "Scrubs" for a while, and she has the whole package. Hope to see her back on network TV soon.
The Joker (from Batman) really hits the mark. That's why she looks so familiar and creepy. Maybe she's the daughter of Caesar Romero!
re: dumb blonde. She actually graduated *** laude from an ivy league university (University of Pennsylvania) before she headed out to Hollywood. Not too many "stars" with those kind of smarts...