I will never lose anything that an audience will miss.I turned things that were scripted as effects into in-camera stuff, which is sexier.

People love seeing people trying to change stuff.

Reality also is that there are a lot of gaps, there are a lot of business in between the iconic things.

There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth. I thought it would be sexier if it were in-camera cuts. So I did that.

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 big, and I haven't had a lot of time. And I'm just kind of blowing through this. And everybody's, like, happy, and giving thumbs up. Most of the actors have said "this is the best role they've ever had." So you know, that's important to me.

I'm living at a very intense discomfort level because my career has been predicated on safety.

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.