I 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.
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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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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 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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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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Mary 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.
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Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.
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the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get employed.
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Reality also is that there are a lot of gaps, there are a lot of business in between the iconic things.
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The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.
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When I put something into motion
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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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It’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.
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I thought it would be sexier if it were in-camera cuts. So I did that.
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I grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.
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Rock of the ages been a really interesting job.
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