Chatting with fellow Hollywood actor Brad Pitt for the Variety Studios: Actors on Actors series, Sandler touched on how a NYU professor didn’t think acting was the right pathway for him.

Pitt had heard the story from film director, Bennett Miller, and prompted Sandler to elaborate.

“You were at NYU, and it was your acting coach, or acting professor, I believe. He took you out for a beer and he kindly said to you, ‘Think about something else. Listen, you got heart, but you don’t have it. Choose another path,” Pitt said.

“There’s a second part to this story. This is why it’s my favourite Adam Sandler story and I think it says a lot about you,” he continued.

“You ran into him when you were getting the ultimate payday, you were with a bunch of friends. Anyone would think that's the opportunity to rub it in his face.

"Reportedly, what you did was, you said, ‘Hi’ and you introduced him to your friends and you said, ‘This is the only teacher to ever buy me a beer'. That’s the guy I know, and I think that’s why you’re here after all these years.”

Sandler confirmed that the story was true, proving that he is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors for good reason.

Sandler’s latest venture, Happy Gilmore 2, is set to be released in cinemas in 2025.