He’s not going to let anybody do his singing for him.
ADAM SHANKMANHe’s not going to let anybody do his singing for him.
ADAM SHANKMANI actually had less time and the exact same budget on Hairspray, which was few years ago and this is a much bigger movie [then Rock of Ages]. That’s the way studios do it now.
ADAM SHANKMANThe things that I remember are the Rainbow Room, the Roxy, the Bizarries, Tower, I grew up my whole life going there
ADAM SHANKMANI think of myself of as a little bit of hack, and think like that, and I think of her [Mia Michaels] as an artist.
ADAM SHANKMANYou are the architect of your own loneliness.
ADAM SHANKMANI thought it would be sexier if it were in-camera cuts. So I did that.
ADAM SHANKMANI will never lose anything that an audience will miss
ADAM SHANKMANIt’s been exhausting. It’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done because it’s just so big, and I haven’t had a lot of time.
ADAM SHANKMANMia Michaels is to my mind one of the most interesting choreographers alive right now and my colleague and my friend from So You Think (You Can Dance).
ADAM SHANKMANWhen I put something into motion
ADAM SHANKMANI was a choreographer in the ’80s and I was doing these videos.
ADAM SHANKMANMary J. Blige is the Queen Latifah character. Her voice in this movie [Rock of ages] is, she just gives it this incredible warmth, and she’s just this person who blows out of the screen. She’s just incredible.
ADAM SHANKMANI’m living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.
ADAM SHANKMANI’m addicted to directing!
ADAM SHANKMANI grew up looking at the Sunset Strip, literally.
ADAM SHANKMANRock of the ages been a really interesting job.
ADAM SHANKMAN