Adam Shankman Quotes

The things that I remember are the Rainbow Room, the Roxy, the Bizarries, Tower, I grew up my whole life going there
ADAM SHANKMAN

Going Life People Rainbow Remember Room Think Tower Whole
I was a choreographer in the ’80s and I was doing these videos.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anand Thakur
For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anand Thakur
You are the architect of your own loneliness.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anand Thakur
I’ve always sort of marveled at our ability to chat and match, because of, I come, honestly
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anand Thakur
There is no one who likes a challenge more than Tom Cruise.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anand Thakur
I’m addicted to directing!
ADAM SHANKMAN

Addicted Directing
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.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Blow Character Incredible Movie Queen Screen Voice
He’s not going to let anybody do his singing for him.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anybody Going Let Singing
I’m living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Career Discomfort Intense Level Predicted Safety
Filthy McNasty’s and I said, I need these things and now fill it in with other iconic buildings.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Building Fill Filthy Need Now Other Thing
When I put something into motion
ADAM SHANKMAN

Creativity Motion Put Shark Something Swimming
And I’m just kind of blowing through this. And everybody’s, like, happy, and giving thumbs up.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Blowing Everybody Happy Kind Through Thumb Up
I will never lose anything that an audience will miss
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anything Camera Lose Missing Stuff
Most of the actors have said “this is the best role they’ve ever had.” So you know, that’s important to me.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Actor Best Ever Important Me Most Role
People love seeing people trying to change stuff.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Change Love People Seeing Stuff Trying
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.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Actually Age Ago Bigger Budget Exact Hairspray Movie Much Rock Same Year
The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Changed Dance Discovery Life Unimaginable Way
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
ADAM SHANKMAN

Anything Believe Burj Hang Lip Syncing Top Voice
Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Bing Boy Boys Chris Dancing First Happiest Love Music
There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Age Cutting Effect Rock Smooth Stuff
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.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Artist Bit Hack Little Myself Think
I grew up looking at the Sunset Strip, literally.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Liberal. Look Rainbow Strip Sunset Tower
I turned things that were scripted as effects into in-camera stuff, which is sexier.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Camera Effect Scripted Sexier Stuff Thing Turned
I grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Beach Country Grew Hollywood Sign
I’m just like a shark, in that way. If I stop swimming, I’ll die.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Die Like Shark Stop Swimming Way
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.
ADAM SHANKMAN

Big Done Exhausting Hardest Lot Thing Time

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