When I was younger and did a stand-up gig, it would take me two weeks to recover. Sometimes I’d get so panicked that I would stutter.
ADAM SANDLERA lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I’ve always worked hard.
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I’ve always just had troubles with my family because I’m psychotic. It had nothing to do with that.
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I think the reason I don’t read is because, when I’m reading, I feel like I’m missing out on something else. You know, What are my friends doing? Where’s my girlfriend?
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The only reason I got into stand-up was because my brother told me to. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I was 17 and my brother went to a comedy club and he said – you can do that.
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With the amount of money I have, it’s difficult raising children the way I was raised.
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I still like doing stand-up now, but it’s not the same. It used to be that I was out there with five other comedians. Now I usually just do it alone.
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I grew up in a house that liked to be funny. Everybody liked to be funny. My family’s been…we’ve been enjoying each other’s comedy for years.
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I’ve always liked older ladies, ever since my mother would have B’nai B’rith at our house.
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Now that I’m a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot.
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I think I’m playing grown up because I have kids now. But I don’t feel grown up yet.
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My kids don’t have a trust fund, they have a debt fund. And when I die, they’re $4 million in the hole.
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It’s important I surround myself with people who make me happy.
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Never seen my friends do more push-ups, trying to challenge Cruises’ manhood. It was like, I can be strong, too!
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I never had a speech from my father ‘this is what you must do or shouldn’t do’ but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn’t perfect.
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I don’t laugh at me. I used to. I used to get the giggles when I’d see myself. But now, I see myself onscreen, and I sure don’t laugh.
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It’s hard to soar with the eagles when you’re surrounded by turkeys.
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When you’re shooting a movie you are away from home most of the time. It’s an amazing thing that we get to do what we get to do, but you definitely are away from the family more than you’d like to be.
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A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I’ve always worked hard.
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I enjoy doing all different types of movies even though I am the most comfortable with comedy.
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I don’t know what the hell I’m doing; I like what I’ve been doing. I believe in what I’ve done in the past; I hope my kid enjoys the movies I’ve made and enjoys some of the movies in the future.
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Sir one more comment like that and I will strangle you with my microphone wire!
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I grew up cursing a lot.
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I had my moments of being humiliated, and then I had moments of doing something humiliating. I’m glad I lived out both roles.
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I do feel good doing them [family-friendly movies], but it’s not going to be my way of life. I’m a comedian.
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When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I’m so happy I did a nice thing.
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I’m a big fan of money. I like it, I use it, I have a little. I keep it in a jar on top of my refrigerator. I’d like to put more in that jar. That’s where you come in.
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Sixth grade was a big time, in my childhood, of hoops and friendship, and coming up with funny things.
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