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Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe nominated actor Adam Sandler never expected his Hollywood career to reach this scale.
In an interview with AARP, before receiving the AARP Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award in January, Sandler told the outlet that throughout his career he has tried to “keep moving forward.”
“I’ve never thought about this in my life. I’ve always tried to keep moving forward, but it’s random moments like this that are interesting,” he said, referring to the award recognition. “It’s almost like going back [on] TV and watch one of your old movies. You just say, “Oh man, I used to be damn skinny!” » »
Adam Sandler didn’t think his Hollywood career would last this long. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for California Strong)
He told the outlet that being the center of attention and getting press for the past three decades had made him “go crazy.”
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“I can’t tell you how much I talk about myself too much. I just run for the hills, man,” Sandler said.
“I never thought about that in my life. I was always trying to keep moving forward, but it’s random moments like this that are interesting.”
Sandler told AARP that he has maintained a close professional circle since his career began in the 1990s.
“I’ve had the same team for a very long time, since [I was] a young man, and I see that they feel very close to what I did and the choices I made. They’re part of these decisions and these thoughts, so it’s like [everyone feels] the ups and downs together,” Sandler said.
Adam Sandler on “Saturday Night Live” in 1993. (Getty Images)
Sandler appeared on “Saturday Night Live” from 1990 to 1995 before moving to films. “Happy Gilmore,” “The Waterboy,” and “Billy Madison” are some of his best-known films that helped shape him as an actor.
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In 2022, Sandler was a guest on the “Little Gold Men” podcast and opened up about how he feels about some of his past work.
Adam Sandler in Billy Madison. (Getty Images)
“I feel the same way in that I’ve always been really excited to do it. I don’t look at any of my old stuff and say, ‘Wow, you made it there, man.’ I usually say, ‘Wow, you just got through it, man,'” Sandler said. “I think as I settle down more and more as a human being, my acting probably changes over the years.”
“I always thought I was doing the right thing in the moment, and I still do, but I even look back on things from five years ago and I’m like, ‘Oh, I should have done that, man, that was a bit of a weird choice you made there, man. What happened?’ Maybe I played it too big or maybe I played it up – I was trying too hard to show how I felt at that moment or the joke was over the top or whatever,” he further explained.
Adam Sandler in ‘The Wedding Singer’. (Getty Images)
“But it meant a lot to me and I believed in it at the time, so I always save it.”
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In July, Sandler told Fox News Digital the key to a successful career in comedy.
Adam Sandler has been a prominent member of Hollywood for three decades. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
“We work hard with a group of people who love creating, writing things, trying to make them as fresh as possible and thinking about the audience,” he said at the time.
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