MTV Movie Awards cont’d

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director Adam Shankman, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky & Amanda Bynes, backstage at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards.

Nikki Blonsky and Adam Shankman spoke with WireImage about Hairspray and their anticipation for the evening’s ceremony.

WI: I cried when you got news that you got this part (in Hairspray.) How excited are you to be here today?

Nikki: Thank you! I cried too! I am so excited. I’ve watched the MTV Movie Awards ever year from home, so it’s just really exciting being here representing a movie that I am so thankful I’m a part of. It’s my dream come true, everything I’ve ever wanted and more.

WI: How was it working with John Travolta?

Nikki: Working with John Travolta is an amazing experience. He is such a talented, kind-hearted, loving man. Working with everybody else is incredible too. I mean, Mr. (Elijah) Kelley over here is one of the most incredible people I think I’ve ever met in my life and Adam Shankman gave me my dream, so everybody on the set was just amazing.

Reporter: But you also worked with people like Michelle Pfeiffer…

Nikki: mhmmm!

WI: Describe to me the experience of working in a film as this…

Nikki: You know what I think it’s indescribable. I think that is the one word to describe it. It’s this feeling of, “I can’t really be here,” I am watching myself have this experience. I feel like I am across the street watching this happen.

Adam: You know I think everybody when we did our first read through, that first day when everybody got all together and was sort of looking at each other face to face and suddenly realized, “wow, look at everyone who is in this room,” and on top of that “we’re doing a musical!?” and it was really, really crazy. During the read through all of the dancers, danced and everybody sang and it was like really crazy, and really kind of bizarrely emotional, and very personal experience so you can’t really explain it to people, but really, really like, “What the f’ is going on around here.”

WI: And is that how it is today? Is their anybody you are looking forward to seeing and are you routing for anybody in particular, any of the actors?

Nikki: I am looking forward to seeing everybody! I mean these are all the people I’ve seen on TV, so lets get it going, I want to see’m all!

Adam: Yeah, you have to remember a year ago she was working in a Coldstone’s.

Nikki: Yeah, a year ago I would have been watching this from home and these people would all still have been famous people that I would have never met. So I’m just excited to be on the same carpet as them, it’s a pleasure.

WI: What do you guys think about Sarah Silverman, the host?

Adam: Oh my God…

Nikki: I just saw her on Jimmy Kimmel…

Adam: This is like a fricken’ dream come true…

Nikki: So funny!

Adam: She’s gonna kill.

Nikki: Love it! Can’t Wait.

Adam: Her show is one of my favorite shows. It is the weirdest, greatest things.

Nikki: And I love the MAXIM cover! With the boots! I was like “You go Sarah Silverman, you be different!” I love it! I love different!

Adam: So do I. Obviously. It’s fantastic.

WI: Well good luck you guys.

Nikki: Thank you

WI: I can’t wait to see (Hairspray!)

Adam: Thank you.

Nikki: Thank you so much.

Adam: We worked hard so I hope you guys- please like it, please like it- and if you don’t, don’t tell me.