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A Soul-Searching Interview with Adam Sandler

AS: I'd take Billy Madison. It was the first one, it was the one that got my own vision out there. It was my mother's favorite one. You know what, though - I'd like to hang out with Bobby Buscet (the character's name in The Waterboy). I'd let Bobby his head on my lap and sleep.

THC: Quentin Tarantino has been M.I.A. forever. Where in the world did you find him to do a part in the movie?

AS: (laughs) He is a great man, that Tarantino. His movies are great and he's I see an interview with him, I laugh my ass off because he says it with such passion. Every thing he says he believes a 100%. We thought he was funny and we wrote this part and told his agent about it. Quentin came over to my house one morning at like 10am and just hung out with us. We got along and that's that. Now we hang out with Quentin all the time. We flew to Vegas with him - that was the coolest. The best thing I've ever seen was that we stayed out really late one night and hung out with Rodney Dangerfield and the next day we get up at like 1pm - we don't know where Quentin is. And we're walking through the casino and we see Wolfgang Puck's restaurant and there's Quentin, eating his pizza alone, still wearing the same clothes from the night before. Greatest moment ever.

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THC: But how does the whole cameo work? Like in the movie, Henry Winkler gets attacked by bees. Do you just go up to Henry Winkler one day and ask him if he wants to get attacked by bees?

AS: Well, you don't tell him that. You lie. (laughs) No, I mean, every time I see the bees covering Henry in the movie, I laugh my ass off. I mean I called Henry up and was like, "This is a thankless part and it sucks but would you like to get covered in bees?" And he's like, "For you, sure." Later, when he had to go through two hours of makeup to get the after-bee-sting swollen effect, I don't think he was so happy with me. But his son was there and his son likes me, so it was all good.

THC: So you're on your tour to interview college students. Any regrets about your own college life?

AS: I wished I relaxed some more - academically, I mean. You know, like when I watch A&E alone, I just soak it in and I can talk about it after. In college, I was like, "Shit, will that be on the test?" But I met my buddies, formed bonds with those guys, and the loyalty is still there.

THC: Actors are always asked about what's challenges them in their craft. But looking at your movies, can you pick out one thing that really forced you to stretch your range?

AS: Big Daddy had a crying scene. In real life, I hadn't cried in fifteen years. When I was a kid, I used to run to a mirror every time I cried - it was fun to look at myself cry. That scene was tough but I think a real tear did come out of my eye. I don't think that'll happen again.

THC: Let's look into the future. Will we ever see Adam Sandler doing drama?

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