My father wasn't perfect. He had a temper. I took some of that. He would snap, but the older he got, he started calming down. He learned about life, but the thing that he taught my whole family was that family was the most important thing and, no matter what, if a family member needs you, you go and help them out; you get there.
— Adam Sandler
I don't know what drives me to succeed.
I've been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I'm driving, I hear I'm a moron. I like being a moron.
I'm filthy rich!
Kids end up seeing my movies anyway but some of the mothers get mad at me so I figured I'd make one that I can't get yelled at for.
I'm not great at bedtime stories. Bedtime stories are supposed to put the kid to sleep. My kid gets riled up and then my wife has to come in and go, 'All right! Get out of the room.'
It's nice when little teams win.
When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.
Through my films I'm eventually trying to one day tell the truth. I don't know if I'm ever going to get there, but I'm slowly letting pieces of myself out there and then maybe by the time I'm 85, I'll look back and say, 'All right, that about sums it up.'
I had my moments of being humiliated, and then I had moments of doing something humiliating. I'm glad I lived out both roles.
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.
In one day, I have times where I'm feeling great, I feel like I love my life, and then 2:30 rolls around and I'm the angriest man alive. My wife sees it.
I've always liked older ladies, ever since my mother would have B'nai B'rith at our house.
Sixth grade was a big time, in my childhood, of hoops and friendship, and coming up with funny things.
I'll continue to make the typical Adam Sandler comedies.
With the amount of money I have, it's difficult raising children the way I was raised.
I don't think about that. I wasn't a kid growing up saying one day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn't on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.
I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
I know I want to always do the best I can.
Sometimes you can't prioritise family and you feel guilty.
I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.
My name is Adam Sandler. I'm not particularly talented. I'm not particularly good-looking. And yet I'm a multi-millionaire.
I can handle pain.
I read to my kid, but I can't stand reading.
God gave me some weird, beautiful scent that makes men and women go crazy. People compare it to Carvel. It is a whale of a smell.
Girls are soft and pretty.
The Canteen Boy, the reason you feel bad for him and you can laugh is because he, and I guess a lot of my characters, they don't notice they're getting made fun of. So they'll say something back that's not that great a quip, but in their mind they won the argument.
How do I speak Spanish? Not too well.
SNL is a home. You've got all of your brothers and sisters there, and it's a great time.
I grew up cursing a lot. It felt natural. My parents told me to stop.
In high school I wanted to be a rock star and was in a lot of bands.
A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I've always worked hard.
I go to sleep thinking about my kids being spoiled and I wake up thinking about it.
Chemistry can be a good and bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it.
When you're around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you're supposed to lead. 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.
I grew up cursing a lot.
I definitely connected to the fact that life gets out of control and you end up doing things and wishing you were doing other things instead.
I've always had lots of friends and my house was the house they all hung out at.
When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I'm so happy I did a nice thing.
I've always wanted to do a family movie.
My father used to wear the same pants for like a week.
I prefer musicals, because I am the best dancer who ever lived. The best plies, the best sashays, and by far the best-smelling Capezios.
When I do stand-up shows at colleges, girls will talk to me after the show, and that always feels good. I like talking to them.
My sisters are stronger and my brother's bigger than me.
I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
My grandmother used to embarrass me more, when she would pick me up from school wearing a big fuzzy hat. I didn't like that.
I like sitting and writing with my buddies.
As a kid, I'd go into the bathroom when I was having a tantrum. I'd be in the bathroom crying, studying myself in the mirror. I was preparing for future roles.
Now that I'm a parent, I understand why my father was in a bad mood a lot.
When I'm around the kids I feel like I act the most grown-up just because you're supposed to. And I say things, like every other day, that remind me of my own parents.
