People always ask me if I’m going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.

The remark addresses a common assumption in entertainment that one career must replace another—here, that acting should supersede modeling. Banks frames the question as something repeatedly put to her, then rejects the implied either/or choice. The quote signals a commitment to professional continuity and to a multi-hyphenate identity: modeling is not merely a stepping-stone but a durable vocation she intends to sustain alongside acting. It also reflects a broader theme in her public persona—asserting agency over her image and career trajectory, and resisting industry narratives that limit women’s work to a single lane or a short shelf-life.