Adam Sandler on Oscar buzz, working with the Safdie brothers and UncutGems as a 'love letter' to New York City
about grounding his character in the energy of the city.
“It’s a definite love letter to that neighborhood, to 47th street and the Diamond District,” he said.“It’s exciting when you see it; it’s such a big part of New York. It’s a historic place, and not too many things have been shot there. When I prepared for the movie, I learned a lot about jewelry, and I met a lot of jewelers. I learned a lot about gambling, and I met a lot of gamblers. That’s been around a long time, both things. There’s an obsession with it there that I really tried to learn.
According to the comedian, achieving a particular faithfulness to the spirit of the city, occasionally by street-casting real jewelers and diamond sellers, was key to the brothers’ filmmaking. “There were people in the movie, actors that would say, ‘I met those guys four years ago and they told me they liked the way I spoke, they liked the way I looked. They said they were going to use me in a movie and they called me four years later and it happened.
Soft-spoken, Sandler was humbled on the red carpet by the suggestion of a prospective nomination for his thrillingly dramatic turn. “I don’t even know what to say; it’s nice, but I just want to do as good of a job as I can. I love the movie, and whatever happens, what can I do?” he asked. “It’s neat that they say that, but what can I do? I really loved every day at work. I worked hard. When I do my comedies, I work hard at those. They mean a lot to me.
Colleagues from 30 years of comedy in New York have taken notice, at least. Thursday night’s premiere saw a collection of “Saturday Night Live’s” biggest names arriving in support. Just moments before the doors to Alice Tully Hall closed,
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