From "Saturday Night Live" to 'The Wedding Singer,' ADAM SANDLER is constantly on the cutting edge of comedy. Now, Adam sits down to rap about his football-themed film 'The Waterboy.'

Entertainment Tonight Online: So, when you walked in I asked you what you had in that mug.

Adam Sandler: Yeah, I know, it's coffee. The guy... Victor, the guy who put my clothes on at 'Waterboy,' down in Florida, gave it to me. In the beginning, I didn't like Victor. One of those long-haired guys, you know, that like the rock and roll music -- I'm against that. In the middle of the shoot, I just said, "I'll listen to your rock and roll, but you've just got to take a listen to this." And I played him, you know, my 'West Side Story' CD... and we slow danced and now I have a mug. "Sandman" he wrote on it. I didn't know that we were that close that he called me Sandman. See, I called him Victor. He used to call me Bobby Boucher, that was my name in the movie, but now I'm the Sandman, I guess.

ETOL: So, does the Waterboy like water?

Adam: The Waterboy loves water, Bobby Boucher can't get enough of it. In real life, Adam Sandler doesn't drink enough water apparently, that's what his mother tells him. You never drink water, you drink too much soda. That's what my mom says.

ETOL: Well, that just plays right into the whole theme of this. Was your mom overprotective when you were younger?

Adam: My mom... loved little Adam. Didn't want Adam to get hurt; didn't want Adam to get involved in anything bad. But, no, Bobby Boucher -- his mom don't let him leave the house very much. My mom was pretty cool. I would say that I'd be home around two in the morning, and my mom would just say, "Alright, just wake me when you get there." That was the only rule, you had to wake her up. I'd have to tell here where I was going, and if I was going somewhere else, "Call me and tell me you're going somewhere else." That was it. Then I'd wake her and say 'I'm home,' and my mother just woke right up every time, "Did you have fun?" Unbelievable.

ETOL: Maybe she was never sleeping?

Adam: You think she was faking it? Yeah, maybe you're right. That's true. My dad was out like a light. (low, growly voice) "Where were you? Go to sleep."

ETOL: What was your inspiration -- where does the zany idea come from of 'The 'Waterboy?' I mean, did you in high school or college--

Adam: Was I a goofball? Was I abused? I don't know. On occasion I guess I was. On occasion I was a jerk too. I was right down the middle. But we were making an album -- me and my buddy Locker -- and we were reading the Sports Illustrated and talking about the waterboys. And then the idea of a guy -- a linebacker, who has a lot of rage... Waterboy has a lot of rage inside and he finally explodes and tackles somebody. Then we thought it would be fun to do a movie about a guy, who instead of a quarterback or running back or a line backer, the star of the movie is a guy who can tackle well. And I always enjoy writing -- me and TIM HERLIHY, who wrote this -- writing about underdogs and guys who got abused and picked on, then fighting back. You excuse a guy's behavior, or woman's behavior, if they've been messed with a lot. They're allowed to do whatever you write. If you write that they yell at somebody, you're never mad at the guy for yelling. You understand where it's coming from. It's fun to write jokes for that guy. ETOL: Pretty much everyone can relate to the story, because I guess that at one point in our lives...

Adam: Oh, yeah, everyone's been through humiliation in front of a lot people, get messed by somebody when you don't fight back and you feel stupid or you walk away. I went through that before in my life. I remember laying in my bed after getting some crap in school and feeling like, "Why didn't I fight that guy." Your heart hurts the whole night. And then the next day you're fighting back in places where it's not making sense 'cause you feel bad that you didn't do it the day before. That's what's so great about this guy. He fights back one time, finally, after 31 years of getting made fun of. Then he's constantly fighting back. He's a nice man.

ETOL: He's a nice man. Like yourself.

Adam: Yeah. He's nicer than me, believe me. If I had a chance to hang out with Bobby Boucher or me, I'd go to Bobby Boucher and eat with him.

ETOL: Well, now HENRY WINKLER--

Adam: That's a nice man! He's as nice as it gets. We shot the movie down in Florida and my parents would come visit the set -- my mom was excited to talk to Henry every time. And would give him kisses on occasion, "Oh, my." And give him a kiss on the cheek. Like if that was my wife, I'd be like, "Hey, easy." But my dad was like, "Hey, kissing again?" My dad was pretty cool about it.

ETOL: But when he actually signed on to this project -- when you see him you think he's the boss...?

Adam: I met Henry a few times. When I was on "Saturday Night Live," I think I spoke to him on the phone. His son, Jed, worked on "Saturday Night Live" and he would say, "I'm on the phone with him." And I was like, "You're on the phone with Henry? Can I say hello?" And I think one time I got on the phone and Henry talked to me about one of my albums and his other boy learned a few curse words from me, so I think Henry reprimanded me a little. He told me not to curse so much, and he's right. So since I know Henry I don't curse so much.

ETOL: That's what you've learned from Henry?

Adam: I learned a lot. Henry is nice to everybody. He is as famous as it gets, so everywhere you go, the whole place gets a little jittery and jumpy, and everyone comes up to Henry. He's sweet to everybody and takes the time to talk to everybody; takes the time on the set to hang out with everybody. He's a gentleman.

ETOL: Heard on the set that it was a lot of fun... it was crazy. Actually, it was funny, in the movie, I read the production notes beforehand and then I saw the film. When you're on one of those mowers, your character spruces it up and it goes 65? And you took off and everyone passed out.

Adam: Yeah, let's see... I don't know any good stories. Everyone talks about the stories of the movie and I always go, "Really, that happened?" I have a bad memory, I think. But the set was cool. We were on a football field most of the movie. We'd show up in the morning and we'd throw a football around - I threw my arm out. That's when I learned on this movie that I really am old. I used to play stickball -- or swift piss we'd call it when I was growing up -- and my dad would pitch to me. Then the next day he'd complain that his arm hurt and he'd say, "I'm never doing that again." I was like, "What is the matter with this guy, why is he lying to me? Why doesn't he want to play ball with me?" Then in this movie I realized, after I threw the ball, it was a lot of pain. And I'm getting older.

ETOL: I heard that they were running out of your way?

Adam: Yeah, those guys were the coolest. Everybody on the football teams were really accomplished football players. They were very nice to me 'cause they didn't hurt me. They coulda hurt me. Everyone on that field could have hurt me. They just were cool. My stuntman, Mike Papa John, good lord, was he hitting people -- he was making me look like a stud. But after every big hit, he'd walk over to me and I'd look him in the eyes, "Just keep that between you and me, pal. Let America think I'm pretty tough."

ETOL: Did you try at all?

Adam: I did a few hits and my neck hurt a lot. And didn't look quite as powerful as Mike's hits. But, yeah, I played a little. I had fun every time I was out there. Just the beauty of what I got to do, was nobody was allowed to really hit me. That was the best part.

ETOL: Now, you had a lot of cameos too. That's fun. Especially Schneider.

Adam: ROB SCHNEIDER... he's is a good man, he's been my buddy for a long time. When I was 20-years old -- that's a long time ago -- Schneider lived across the street from me. Before "Saturday Night Live," he lived across the street from me, and [DAVID] SPADE lived down the street from me, so we all know each other for a long time. So, I called Schneider up and asked him to pop on, be funny, and he did.

ETOL: You got everyone from football players to announcers?

Adam: A lot of cool guys showed up. I got to meet a lot of nice people. Bill Cowl was in my trailer making draft choices on a cell phone -- it was the greatest. Me and my buddy, Jack, were in the trailer giggling like five-year olds.