Adam Sandler Quotes

“I know I want to always do the best I can.”

“A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I've always worked hard.”

“To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. 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 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 work hard trying to make people laugh. I try to do the kind of stuff that made me laugh growing up. I don't have any secrets.”

“Most of the stuff I do on the show comes out of me just trying to make my friends laugh.”

“I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we're trying to make people laugh and I'm very proud of that.”

“My movies just kind of sneak up on you. I really don't pay attention to what the world says about my movies. I just care about what my buddies think.”

“I'm not looking to get away from anything. I like what I've done. I like what I get to do and I enjoy working with my friends.”

“I like sitting and writing with my buddies.”

“SNL is a home. You've got all of your brothers and sisters there, and it's a great time.”

“Doing Saturday Night Live definitely affects my relationship with my girlfriend and with my family, because you feel so much pressure to do well that night.”

“I still get very scared when I step in front of a live audience.”

“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.”

“When I'm up there, and I know the show's coming to a close, in my head I'm saying to myself, "Oh man, you gotta get off and be a normal person again."

“My comedy is different every time I do it.”

“Through my films I'm eventually trying to one day tell the truth. 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."

“A lot of my characters 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.”

“I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.”

“I had my moments of being humiliated, and then I had moments of doing something humiliating. I'm glad I lived out both roles.”

“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.”

“I don't know what drives me to succeed.”

“My name is Adam Sandler. I'm not particularly talented. I'm not particularly good-looking. And yet I'm a multi-millionaire.”

“I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.”

“I sing seriously to my mom on the phone. To put her to sleep, I have to sing "Maria" from West Side Story. When I hear her snoring, I hang up.”