Elizabeth Banks Kinda Defends Ageism in Hollywood: I'd Prefer to Be in a Movie With Zac Efron!

Actress joked about the sexy shoot

By Lily Harrison Jun 24, 2015 10:06 PMTags
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Elizabeth Banks is calling it like she sees it.

After catching a glimpse at her sexy Flaunt magazine spread, the actress joked on Instagram that it looks "like I was dipped in Vaseline and loved every second of it."

All jokes aside, Banks looks stunning in the series of saucy photos and she also opened up to the magazine about how she refuses to let her age hold her back in Hollywood.

"I am 41. That's true," the Magic Mike XXL actress said before the reporter asked if she feels the industry is less than fair to women of a certain age.

"Not for Sandra Bullock! Not for Meryl Streep! Not for Naomi Watts! I got plenty to do," Banks exclaimed.

"The men get all older and all the women stay the same age…that's true…My male peers in this business would rather be in a romantic relationship in a film with a 28-year-old. I'll give you that. But it's for the exact same reason I would prefer to be in a movie with Zac Efron!"

Wait, so why would Banks want to star alongside the hunky star? Well, for the obvious reasons, of course.

"Because they're beautiful! They're sexy! They keep you feeling young, fresh! I guess my point is that I understand the impulse. It's a bummer, but I think it's important to remember."

Banks continued, "Women want to work because what we realized is that when you take that time to go away for six years and get your kids into first grade, people don't hire you. They f--king forget about you…Men want us to make money because they like having boats. They like going on vacations. They like motorcycles. And they're not getting them on their salary alone."