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I wasn’t a kid growing up thinking, ‘One day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech.’ That wasn’t on my mind.
"I wasn’t a kid growing up thinking, ‘One day I’ll get an Oscar and make a speech.’ That wasn’t on my mind."— Adam Sandler
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker recalls pursuing entertainment without childhood ambitions centered on an award.
Key takeaway:
Identify what draws you to the work beyond external recognition.
Origin of the quote
Spanglish: An Interview with Adam Sandler (December 2004), Blackfilm
Who actually said this?
The Blackfilm transcript uses “saying” rather than “thinking”; the award remark is part of the Spanglish interview.
