{"id":520124,"date":"2022-12-02T23:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-adam-sandler-had-to-stop-looking-at-billy-madison-reviews\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T23:30:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:30:39","slug":"why-adam-sandler-had-to-stop-looking-at-billy-madison-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-adam-sandler-had-to-stop-looking-at-billy-madison-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Adam Sandler had to stop looking at \u2018Billy Madison\u2019 reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22eb2e09ccf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22eb2e09ccf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-adam-sandler-had-to-stop-looking-at-billy-madison-reviews\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Adam_Sandler_had_to_stop_looking_at_%E2%80%98Billy_Madison_reviews%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Adam Sandler had to stop looking at \u2018Billy Madison\u2019 reviews&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Adam_Sandler_had_to_stop_looking_at_%E2%80%98Billy_Madison_reviews%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Adam Sandler had to stop looking at \u2018Billy Madison\u2019 reviews&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Adam Sandler had to force himself to look away from \u201charsh\u201d reviews about \u201cBilly Madison\u201d in order to save his sanity, the actor revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 17 and I got into this, I didn\u2019t think about critics,\u201d he said during a Netflix conversation about his film \u201cHustle,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/adam-sandler-first-time-reading-reviews-billy-madison\/\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n\u2019s 1995 film was his screenwriting debut, and the first feature he wrote with his now-ever-present collaborator Tim Herlihy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even realize that stuff was coming. I just thought you made <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, people go see it,\u201d Sandler added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen \u2018Billy Madison\u2019 came out, me and my friend who wrote it, we were just like, \u2018Oh yeah, they\u2019re going to write about this in New York!\u2019 We grew up reading the papers, we were going to NYU. And then we read the first one and we were like, \u2018Oh my god, what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened? They hate us.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-37.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Adam Sandler\" class=\"wp-image-24874853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-37.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI didn\u2019t even realize that stuff was coming. I just thought you made movies, people go see it,\u201d Sandler said.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd then we were like, \u2018It must have been this paper,\u2019 but then 90% of the papers are going, \u2018This is garbage,&#8217;\u201d the \u201cGrown Ups\u201d star mused.<\/p>\n<p>Sandler confessed that the negative reviews \u201cstung\u201d him, but mainly because \u201cyou know your grandmother\u2019s reading it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d alum explained that he panicked about his family possibly having to defend him against the trolls, so he opted not \u201cto read this stuff because it\u2019s so harsh.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-36.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Adam Sandler\" class=\"wp-image-24874852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-36.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The \u201cSNL\u201d alum co-wrote and starred in \u201cBilly Madison.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI say the first two or three \u2014 \u2018Happy Gilmore,\u2019\u00a0\u2018The Wedding Singer\u2019 \u2014 we would still kinda hear about it,\u201d Sandler said of the haters\u2019 comments. \u201cPeople would call us up, \u2018Can you believe they said this about you?\u2019 I\u2019d be like, \u2018I didn\u2019t read it, man.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the bad reviews from his past, Sandler has learned to brush them off and move on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great, everything has turned out excellent,\u201d the \u201cUncut Gems\u201d actor concluded about his career so far. \u201cAnd it\u2019s OK, I get it. Critics aren\u2019t going to connect with certain stuff and what they want to see. I understand that it\u2019s not clicking with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Adam Sandler\" class=\"wp-image-24874840\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/billy-madison-33.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Sandler in 1995\u2019s \u201cBilly Madison.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/adam-sandler-praises-brendan-fraser-the-whale\/\">conversation<\/a>, Sandler praised his \u201cAirheads\u201d co-star Brendan Fraser and his newest film \u201cThe Whale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their 1994 comedy starred the two and Steve Buscemi as a wannabe rock band who try to seize a radio station.<\/p>\n<p>Sandler called the \u201cMummy\u201d actor \u201ca smart, such a deep guy\u201d who\u2019s \u201csuch a loving sweetheart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis performance \u2014 I saw [\u2018The Whale\u2019] \u2014 is ridiculous,\u201d the \u201cLongest Yard\u201d star said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking a lot lately and I couldn\u2019t be happier for him.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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