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A little secret - I'm the child of a shrink. I am; my mom's a shrink, and my father's a lawyer. So believe me, I analyze and negotiate. That is a huge amount of the director's work, especially when you're working with people who - such a variety.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Am Amount Analyze Believe Child Director Father Huge Huge Amount Lawyer Little Me Mom Negotiate People Secret Shrink Variety Who Work Working You I Am

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The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Changed Dance Discovery Life My Life Unimaginable Ways

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I feel like a lot of my past career was going to film school, making a lot of different kinds of movies. I made a bunch of comedies, I made one drama and I made a couple musicals.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Bunch Career Comedies Couple Different Different Kinds Drama Feel Film Film School Going Kinds Like Lot Made Making Movies Musicals Past School I Feel I Feel Like

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I really loved making 'A Walk to Remember', so I'm not afraid of making smaller films. But for me, I just need to connect to the characters.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Afraid Characters Connect Films Just Loved Making Me Need Really Remember Smaller Walk

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When I put something into motion, the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get employed. I'm just like a shark, in that way. If I stop swimming, I'll die. But, it really is about that shared experience with people. I'm from theater, and that's really what theater feels like.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: About Creativity Die Employed Experience Feels Get Jump Just Like Lot Make Motion Other People Put Really Shared Shark Something Starts Stop Swimming Theater Then Want Way

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I grew up in Brentwood, but I live now in Los Feliz. I grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Beach Grew Hollywood Live Los Now Sign Up

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For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Becoming Director End Game Me Never

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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.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Became Came Career Head More Nothing Opportunity Quickly Suddenly Then Up Very

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Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.

~Adam Shankman

Topics: Being Boy Chorus Dancing First First Love Happiest Love Music Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: November 27th, 1964

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