Yes, he's a fitness icon. Yes, he's an acting icon. YES, he's reuniting with @BusyPhilipps on #BusyTonight. @terrycrews is as lovable as ever at 11|10c on E! pic.twitter.com/hGh5gnfVUz
— Busy Tonight (@BusyTonightTV) January 22, 2019
Terry Crews swung by Busy Tonight on Martin Luther King Day. Terry and Busy Philipps were in White Chicks together. Busy is best when she’s talking to people she knows. Plus it’s Terry Crews who just gets better with each appearance so this interview had a lovely relaxed feeling to it. And yet, Terry still managed to inspire me several times. I swear, he doesn’t even look like he’s trying. Not to mention, I learned a bunch of stuff about Terry I didn’t know, like he’s a grandfather. And, in addition to being a former professional football player, actor and painter, he’s also a furniture designer and a flautist. He just plays the flute for fun now, but it still prompted Busy to ask the question we all are thinking: where does he find the time?
On why he and Rebecca appeared on The Bachelor: My wife was kind of the centerpieces of that because he (Colton Underwood, The Bachelor) was looking for a strong woman and I brought my wife as an example of a real, strong woman because I was like ‘you want someone like this.’
His fitness advice: Calm it down. Don’t do too much. The trainer that’s not good is like, ‘Come on, give me another one!’ You’re sore, you’re hurt and the thing is, you’re done. You never want to do it again. You have to treat the gym like a spa. I totally work out for my mind and the body comes. I go there and I relax, and I do my thing. There was a time that I got out of shape, after I stopped playing football, I remember making myself go to the gym, read a magazine and go home. Because the habit of working out is better than the workout… Just go. You will eventually work out. If you just go every day, you’re going to put the magazine down and go, ‘you know what, I’m going to get on the elliptical. I’m going to do this, try this.’ And what happens is, ten years later… Start small, think big.
On his AGT hosting duties: It’s literally the biggest talent show in the world, and I’m the biggest host so it was the perfect match. Perfect for me, a big personality, and I love doing it because I’m the first guy they see coming on the stage. Kind of like being a bodyguard to their dreams and then when they come off, it’s like ‘I got you, I’m securing you, I’m making sure that you have whatever you need.’
On his creative drive: I have energy for days. But when you are creative, there is no burnout. It’s only when you are competing that you get burned out.
I honestly got energized just watching this. The comments I posted are my favorites but everything Terry said was awesome. The last two comments were what I needed to hear the most. Both of those things have weighed so heavily on me of late. I’ve talked about my energy taking a nosedive during perimenopause and that it’s affected my running. But I go out every morning, regardless, even if I just walk the same route. However, I feel guilty that I’m not running. Hearing Terry say that the habit is better than the workout felt like he was speaking directly to me.
Busy called Terry’s comments on creative vs. competitive, “an Oprah moment,” and it really was. I’ve made a creative pledge to myself that motivation needs to come from within me and not some sense of competition with my writer friends. I swear, I’m breathing so much easier right now.
Here are the two clips of Terry’s interview, he’s so much fun to watch. In the first one, Busy brings out a goat to milk after Terry says his next ‘journey’ is to own a farm. Between Busy milking while wearing multiple bangles and high heels and Terry giddily shouting, ”I’m milking the Greatest Of All Time!” it’s so LA – and it’s adorable. The second video is the one in which Terry plays the flute. He plays Busy out as she sings her closing song (she really has a great voice). If you close your eyes, you can pretend they are playing just for you.
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