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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.

Adam Sandler

When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.
ADAM SANDLER

Children Myself Parents Stop
I do want children. I study dads more. I watch what they go through. I admire my father more than I ever did and my brother and my sister.
ADAM SANDLER

Children Family Father Myself Study
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.
ADAM SANDLER

Father Learning Myself Perfection Speech Talk
I don’t like being out in public too much. I don’t like going to bars. I don’t like doing celebrity stuff.
ADAM SANDLER

Celebrity Fame Myself Public
Girls are soft and pretty.
ADAM SANDLER

Appearance Beautiful Girl Soft Woman
I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.
ADAM SANDLER

Greatness Mom Myself Value Worth
Sixth grade was a big time, in my childhood, of hoops and friendship, and coming up with funny things.
ADAM SANDLER

Childhood Friendship Funny Myself Time
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.
ADAM SANDLER

Comedy Enjoyment Family Funny Growth Myself Time
A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I’ve always worked hard.
ADAM SANDLER

Comedy Criticism Hard Work Laugh Myself People
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.
ADAM SANDLER

Alone Company Myself
I enjoy doing all different types of movies even though I am the most comfortable with comedy.
ADAM SANDLER

Comedy Comfortable Different Enjoyment Movie Myself Type
I wasn’t a kid growing up thinking, ‘One day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech.’ That wasn’t on my mind.
ADAM SANDLER

Children Growth Mindset Myself Talk
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.
ADAM SANDLER

Brother Comedy Himself Reason Stand Yourself
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 SANDLER

Anxiety Myself Performance Stand Young
I think when I bought a house, that’s when I thought I felt like that’s a grown up thing to do.
ADAM SANDLER

Growth Home Myself Thinking
I had my moments of being humiliated, and then I had moments of doing something humiliating. I’m glad I lived out both roles.
ADAM SANDLER

Happiness Humility Live Moments Myself Role

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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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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