The Uncut Gems is getting older but that doesn’t mean he feels old.
Adam Sandlerin his 50s is not the same person as Adam Sandler in his 20s.
“I’m calmer than I used to be,” said Sandler, 56.
Adam Sandler on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Raymond Bonar/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
“I used to go nuts.
I had a quick temper, quick reactions.
I made a lot of dumb mistakes and said a lot of stupid things.”
Looking back at some of his relationships, “I could be an ass,” he admitted.
“I was selfish.
I was competitive with other comedians and stuff.
At the time, Sandler had a hunger to be the next big thing.
“I didn’t always see clearly then,” he recalled.
“I wanted to be a big comedian likeEddie Murphy, likeRodney Dangerfield,” Sandler continued.
“I’m still a nut.
I still get anxious.
I’ll watch somebody and say, ‘Man, they’re great.
I never would have thought of that joke or that approach.’
“It feels great.
I’m getting older,” he said.
“That doesn’t mean I feel old.
I thought you were younger than that!'
But I like my age, and it’s fun to play my age.
It’s freeing.”
That hasn’t stopped Sandler from tapping into his youth either.
