Adam Sandler's touching remarks on the passing of comedian Charlie Murphy

— -- Adam Sandler paid tribute to the late comedian Charlie Murphy, telling "Good Morning America" that he "loved him" and he would be missed among his fellow comics.

“My respect to his family. I’m thinking of all of you. He was the sweetest guy to see and talk to, and we’re all going to miss him very much,” Sandler said.

Sandler agreed with ABC News’ Robin Roberts that his fellow comedians are “absolutely” a tight-knit community and that they all “love each other,” but Murphy “just stood out,” he said.

“Seeing Charlie, anywhere you saw him, he was just a good, good person,” said the “Happy Gilmore” star.

Sandler appeared on “GMA” to discuss his new film, “Sandy Wexler,” which takes place in the 1990s and is loosely based on his real-life manager, Sandy Wernick.

“The story is kind of different,” he said. “I’m a manager in the movie in the ‘90s who kind of has a client list that’s not very talented. And then I meet Jennifer Hudson at Magic Mountain. I see her singing and she becomes my biggest client. She becomes the superstar.”

“So it’s a little different than what my real manager’s life is, but the voice I do and some of the moves I do are similar to Sandy Wernick, my manager since I’m a youngster,” Sandler added. “He did wear a beeper and I remember beeping him many nights at 2 in the morning and he’d be like, ‘You beep me? What do you need?’”

“Sandy Wexler” premieres Friday on Netflix.