My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.

Banks contrasts a fairy‑tale romantic script—passively waiting for rescue by an idealized “prince”—with a model of self-determination learned from her mother. The line frames independence as a form of upbringing and values agency over romantic destiny: love may come, but it is not the engine of a woman’s life. In the context of celebrity culture and fashion media, where women are often cast as objects to be chosen, the quote reads as a rebuttal to dependency narratives and a reminder that confidence, ambition, and self-respect are cultivated at home and practiced in public life.