Why won Sandler talk to newspaper reporters?
“I’m not surprised that Sandler avoids print press, which has given him a lot of criticism,” Leavy says. “He likely feels like an outsider in terms of the print press, too, and his extreme response is to make it appear as though he has disconnected, though I bet he cares more than he lets on.” Adds David McCann, who has used anger-management techniques in his California practice: “His resistance to print media critics derives from his fear that they might be pointing out some truths about him.” Gilda Carle suggests a specific therapy program: “I’d recommend a customized course in etiquette along with anger management. His lesson is to learn to finesse people who are not necessarily his fans.” 3. What is Jack Nicholson’s diagnosis? “His outrageous characterizations of uncontrollable emotions and actions in many of his movies have contributed to his marketability,” says David Rosenthal, a sociologist and anger-management scholar at Southern Vermont College in Bennington. “Maybe people wi
