Terry Notary Quotes

Physical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.

I don't look at film that closely about my mechanics of where's my elbow at.

Ballet opens up the chest and the arms and elongates the body, so you carry yourself straighter. That's so important for a model. But also every woman.

I also work out because I have scoliosis. I have to maintain certain strength in my core.

Seriously, I do a lot of yoga, so I'm in control of my body.

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.

I love Pilates - I am a really big believer in it as a practise; I think it's fab.

I work out religiously. It's great for my back. It's great for my core. I've been exposed to lots of exercise regimens and movement classes as an actor, so I understand the importance of stretching and staying limber, but Pilates is what's really spoken to me. It works everything out.

I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker - yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday.

Dancers carry themselves in completely different ways to how we do in our everyday lives. They are very free with their bodies which I'm not used too.

Chimpanzees have very strong preferences and aversions that are completely personality-linked. The people who are unsuccessful in working with chimpanzees are those who take this personally.

I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.

I've always had bad posture, and Pilates makes me feel taller and reminds me to keep my shoulders back. And hiking isn't just about doing cardio, it's also when I can get my 'me time' to be alone with my thoughts. After Pilates I should do some cardio, and after hiking, I need to do some resistance training.

Not only is yoga excellent for flexibility, but it is also a great tool for longevity and injury prevention, as it allows for internal body awareness.

I tell you, I've always been quite physical about acting. I've always felt about for the shape of someone or the deportment, for better or worse. Sometimes I think I've done it disastrously, and other times, when I'm not thinking about it so much, less disastrously, but I can't seem to control it much.

You have an awareness of your body and how to use it and I think that if you can embody a character physically it's another really useful tool.

Actors always start with the voice and language. That's wrong. They should start with the body. The body is an actor's most important resource.

When you act, your whole body is the instrument.

I was 19 when I discovered Pilates, and I'm still doing it. It's the workout my body really responds to. It's all about alignment, elongating your spine, and strengthening your core. It makes me feel my strongest.

Nothing, literally nothing, makes me feel like I'm back to my body more than Pilates.

Before you get into the mind, you have to inhabit the physicality. Body language is a great way of speaking.

Remember to stand tall and tuck your tummy in - very important as you get older!

I condition with Pilates and yoga; they're my two favourite things that I do, and they go hand in hand with dancing.

We discount the physical, when, in fact, much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed by, or in response to, how they take up space; the physical mask has some relation, howsoever obscure, to the mental work happening underneath.

Pilates works all the small muscles in your body and there's so much core that comes with it - and core is so important for a quarterback.