Amy Landecker Quotes

I can do contortionist things; it's really weird. But I can freak people out, which is great!

I am kind of a freak of nature who has loose joints, and I was able to put my legs behind my head, and it looked weird to people when I was a kid, so I kept doing it. It's a great party gag.

I can wrap my legs around my neck.

I can touch my eyebrows with my nose. Look at that! That's not normal. I shouldn't be able to do that.

I'm double-jointed. I can put my legs over my head, which freaks people out.

I can put both legs over my head.

I can bend over and put my head between my legs, stick my foot over my head, and stand one leg.

What's endlessly complicated in thinking about women's gymnastics is the way that vulnerability and power are threaded through the sport.

The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights.

I can walk on my hands.

I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I had fun. I guess my legs are pretty flexible, so I used to get a kick out of doing things like that. I would get into a full lotus with my legs and then roll around.

I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

I'm very acrobatic. I can do backflips and all that crazy stuff.

Tumbling has always been my favorite.

I'm one of those performers who has done just about everything except juggle, and I'm working on that.

I can cartwheel!

I can put my legs behind my head. That's a fun fact that not a lot of people know!

I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.

Maybe that's why I like gymnastics - because I like to fly.

I trained as a dancer when I was much younger, for a large amount of time, like 6 or 7 years. Not to be a ballet dancer, actually, but I thought it was a complement for an actor. I thought that actors should know how to move, should know how to juggle, should know how to do acrobatics.

Gymnastics should be popular everywhere; you just need the right person to start the right programme.

With 'Bring It On,' I really have to give most of the credit to the people who lifted me up. In cheerleading, a lot of the work is from the guys lifting you, and my body would just have to stay straight or firm or tight.

I find it natural to write on the bass, and a lot of people find that really odd.