I grew up in Brentwood, but I live now in Los Feliz.
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Anand Thakur
I grew up in Brentwood, but I live now in Los Feliz.
ADAM SHANKMANI was a choreographer in the ’80s and I was doing these videos.
ADAM SHANKMANI grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.
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 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 SHANKMANthe creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get employed.
ADAM SHANKMANMost of the actors have said “this is the best role they’ve ever had.” So you know, that’s important to me.
ADAM SHANKMANWhen the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.
ADAM SHANKMANI grew up looking at the Sunset Strip, literally.
ADAM SHANKMANI’m living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.
ADAM SHANKMANI made a bunch of comedies, I made one drama and I made a couple musicals.
ADAM SHANKMANI did an Extreme video, which was really weird having them here. I did “Get the Funk Out”.
ADAM SHANKMANI will never lose anything that an audience will miss
ADAM SHANKMANI’m just like a shark, in that way. If I stop swimming, I’ll die.
ADAM SHANKMANWhen I put something into motion
ADAM SHANKMANFor me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.
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