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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6233903" data-attributes="member: 17106">Well, no one can reliably achieve that outcome. The question is whether a person tries or not. If I had gone the cinema route (a serious possibility in my case), I would have done it because I thought I could produce something of artistic merit, not because I thought I would make money.Probably not. He actually is among the best at what he does. He's talented. There's nothing wrong with having a talent and using it.There are plenty of comedians and comic actors who are really good. Adam Sandler (and Ben Stiller, I agree) is not one of them.I think that anyone who cures diseases or invents new energy sources or teaches kids is doing something you and I haven't figured out yet. I think that Adam Sandler (and a lot of people in Hollywood) basically won the lottery. There are tons of talented comedians, actors, etc. waiting tables in LA. Every once in a while, one gets famous, and makes a lot of money because of it. The thing that gets them famous may include talent (not in this case) or hard work (probably yes), but is mostly luck of the draw. Hollywood is not a meritocracy. That's why I'm not one of those people, not necessarily because I don't have the talent, but because I don't want to roll that particular set of dice; the odds aren't great.So yes, when someone I don't find funny gets rich and famous for being funny, I think that's a problem. There are plenty of other talented people that deserve the screen time more.</blockquote>

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