For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.
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.
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There is no one who likes a challenge more than Tom Cruise.
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When I put something into motion
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I did an Extreme video, which was really weird having them here. I did “Get the Funk Out”.
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I think of myself of as a little bit of hack, and think like that, and I think of her [Mia Michaels] as an artist.
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When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.
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I grew up looking at the Sunset Strip, literally.
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The things that I remember are the Rainbow Room, the Roxy, the Bizarries, Tower, I grew up my whole life going there
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I was a choreographer in the ’80s and I was doing these videos.
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Most of the actors have said “this is the best role they’ve ever had.” So you know, that’s important to me.
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Believe me, there was never any discussion of lip syncing or another voice or anything like that, because if the guy’s going to hang out on the top of the Burj
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Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.
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Mia 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).
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Filthy McNasty’s and I said, I need these things and now fill it in with other iconic buildings.
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There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth.
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I’ve always sort of marveled at our ability to chat and match, because of, I come, honestly
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