Adam Sandler straight-up admitted he got into acting because he wanted the Eddie Murphy treatment, where people lose their minds seeing you walk down the street. The 59-year-old comedian said fame was his initial goal when he started doing standup at 17, but a couple of years in, he realized being actually good at the craft mattered more than just getting recognized.
The actor talked about how rough it gets balancing real-life problems with staying professional on set, saying you can't let personal darkness bleed into light-hearted scenes. His costar George Clooney backed that up by remembering a moment when Julianna Margulies got news that someone she loved had died, wiped her tears, crushed a comedy scene about an arrow stuck in someone's head, then went back to crying.
Sandler also mentioned that getting comedy movies greenlit has gotten way harder compared to 15 years back because the numbers just don't hit like they used to.
The actor talked about how rough it gets balancing real-life problems with staying professional on set, saying you can't let personal darkness bleed into light-hearted scenes. His costar George Clooney backed that up by remembering a moment when Julianna Margulies got news that someone she loved had died, wiped her tears, crushed a comedy scene about an arrow stuck in someone's head, then went back to crying.
Sandler also mentioned that getting comedy movies greenlit has gotten way harder compared to 15 years back because the numbers just don't hit like they used to.
