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 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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You’ve just got to give yourself time – that’s good advice I think. Give yourself time to figure out what you’re good at and what you’re not good at.
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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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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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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.
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I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.
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I read to my kid, but I can’t stand reading.
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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 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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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 was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.
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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’ve always had lots of friends and my house was the house they all hung out at.
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I’m getting older, and it happens. You don’t care as much. I don’t care about too much anymore. I’ve got to think about that a little bit.
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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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I think when I bought a house, that’s when I thought I felt like that’s a grown up thing to do.
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