Me and Fred Wolf wrote the movie [ Grown Ups]. The whole idea was about putting together old friends that get to hang out for a weekend. Adam Sandler More Quotes by Adam Sandler More Quotes From Adam Sandler The idea of my kids being spoiled, I go to sleep thinking about it. I wake up thinking about. I'm trying to do the right thing. With the amount of money I have, it's difficult to raise children the way I was raised. But I took away the west and north wing of the house for those guys. So, they're not allowed in there. Adam Sandler sleep kids children I choose to ignore hell in my life. When I was a little kid I asked my Dad "Am I going to go to hell?" because I'd heard about hell. And he said, "Nothing you're gonna do will get you into hell." And so I got to ignore it. Adam Sandler dad littles kids I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was in uncirculated condition might be a panty dropper, and it turned out not to be. Then I stumbled into skateboarding, which kind of was cooler. But I wasn't aware of what was cool. My dad wasn't around so he couldn't shake me and say, 'Drop the coin collecting bit. It's not where you want to go.' So, that and the spelling bee and the chess, I think I had it figured out for myself. Adam Sandler skateboarding dad thinking The only reason I got into stand-up was because my brother told me to. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I was 17 and my brother went to a comedy club and he said - you can do that. Adam Sandler clubs brother ideas I think when I bought a house, that's when I thought I felt like that's a grown up thing to do. Adam Sandler things-to-do house thinking My kids don't have a trust fund, they have a debt fund. And when I die, they're $4 million in the hole. Adam Sandler fund debt kids I still like some of the stuff, skateboarding. Just stupid things. Adam Sandler skateboarding stupid stuff The fact that you can see a movie at home, it's great. You're making it for as many people to see it as possible. And that's nice. Adam Sandler nice home people My mother says to me, when I'm making a new movie, she says, "Oh, is Steve Buscemi in it?" I'd say, "Yeah." And she, "Oh, then it's going to be a good one." I swear to God, she says that every time. And when I say Steve's not in it, she says, "Oh." Adam Sandler swear-to-god yeah mother I've always liked older ladies. I'm comfortable with it. They seem to be nice. They've seen it all. Adam Sandler being-nice nice seems I did rocks, all this dumb stuff. But now it's just trying to stay afloat and just get through the days. Adam Sandler rocks dumb trying My hobbies are run-on sentences. Adam Sandler sentences hobbies running I do feel good doing them [family-friendly movies], but it's not going to be my way of life. I'm a comedian. Adam Sandler comedian feel-good friendly When I was a kid you always heard about the Israeli army and you always heard about this tiny little country and how everyone around them wants them gone, and every time somebody comes after them they take care of business. And so as a Jewish kid you were proud of that. Adam Sandler army country kids I grew up in a house that liked to be funny. Everybody liked to be funny. My family's been...we've been enjoying each other's comedy for years. Adam Sandler comedy house years I wanted to make sure that I did one movie in my career that mothers hug me for. Adam Sandler hug careers mother I don't know what the hell I'm doing; I like what I've been doing. I believe in what I've done in the past; I hope my kid enjoys the movies I've made and enjoys some of the movies in the future. Adam Sandler believe kids past When you're shooting a movie you are away from home most of the time. It's an amazing thing that we get to do what we get to do, but you definitely are away from the family more than you'd like to be. Adam Sandler away-from-home shooting home When I was kid, yeah, my family, my parents wanted me to marry a Jewish girl because that was what they taught their children, and thought it would be an easier life for me to raise a Jewish kid. And I have a Jewish wife, I have a Jewish kid. They seem pretty happy about it. Adam Sandler girl kids children I've always just had troubles with my family because I'm psychotic. It had nothing to do with that. Adam Sandler psychotic my-family trouble
