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title: "2 Stop Swimming Quotes By Adam Shankman"
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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/when-i-put-something-into-motion-the-creativity-starts-to-make-other/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/adam-shankman-23511_about_when-i-put-something-into-motion-the-cre_958086.png)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/when-i-put-something-into-motion-the-creativity-starts-to-make-other-2/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

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## More by Adam Shankman

> [I'm addicted to directing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-m-addicted-to-directing/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-really-loved-making-a-walk-to-remember-so-i-m-not-afraid-of-making/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [I was a choreographer in the '80s and I was doing these videos. I did an Extreme video, which was really weird having them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-was-a-choreographer-in-the-80s-and-i-was-doing-these-videos-i-did/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/dancing-and-music-were-my-first-love-i-was-happiest-at-being-a-chorus/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [Rock of the ages been a really interesting job. It's been exhausting. It's been the hardest thing I've ever done because it's just so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/rock-of-the-ages-been-a-really-interesting-job-it-s-been-exhausting/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [ Mary J. Blige is the Queen Latifah character. Her voice in this movie \[Rock of ages\] is, she just gives it this incredible warmth,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/mary-j-blige-is-the-queen-latifah-character-her-voice-in-this-movie/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [When I put something into motion, the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/when-i-put-something-into-motion-the-creativity-starts-to-make-other/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [I've always sort of marveled at our ability to chat and match, because of, I come, honestly I think of myself of as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-ve-always-sort-of-marveled-at-our-ability-to-chat-and-match-because/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/when-the-opportunity-to-choreograph-came-up-it-was-nothing-more-in-my/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [I'm living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-m-living-at-a-very-intense-discomfort-level-because-my-career-has/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [ There was a lot of stuff \[in Rock of Ages\] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth. I thought… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/there-was-a-lot-of-stuff-in-rock-of-ages-that-had-effects-in-it-and-i/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/a-little-secret-i-m-the-child-of-a-shrink-i-am-my-mom-s-a-shrink-and/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [I actually had less time and the exact same budget on Hairspray, which was few years ago and this is a much bigger movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/i-actually-had-less-time-and-the-exact-same-budget-on-hairspray-which/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [You are the architect of your own loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/you-are-the-architect-of-your-own-loneliness/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

> [The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-shankman/the-discovery-of-dance-has-changed-my-life-in-unimaginable-ways/)

[Adam Shankman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-shankman/)

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