--- title: "9 Danny Devito Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Danny Devito quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Danny Devito sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/mean-girls-47304_love_hey-get-out-of-here-oh-my-god-danny-devi_2596128.jpg" --- > [Hey, get out of here. Oh my God - Danny DeVito! I love your work!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mean-girls/hey-get-out-of-here-oh-my-god-danny-devito-i-love-your-work/) [Mean Girls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mean-girls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/mean-girls-47304_love_hey-get-out-of-here-oh-my-god-danny-devi_2596128.jpg) > [I knew Danny DeVito and he knew me, so he wanted me to try Death to Smoochy. I loved that stuff and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-knew-danny-devito-and-he-knew-me-so-he-wanted-me-to-try-death-to/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/edward-norton-2203_death_i-knew-danny-devito-and-he-knew-me-so-he_3083550.jpg) > [Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny Devito, there's only me to play them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hoskins/most-dictators-were-short-fat-middle-aged-and-hairless-besides-danny/) [Bob Hoskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hoskins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/bob-hoskins-24796_dictator_most-dictators-were-short-fat-middle-age_2735769.png) > [You can imagine in China it's like: 'Ching chong hugong, ching chong kong, Danny Devito. Ching chong chong chong chong. The View.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosie-o-donnell/you-can-imagine-in-china-it-s-like-ching-chong-hugong-ching-chong/) [Rosie O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosie-o-donnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/rosie-o-donnell-6728_china_you-can-imagine-in-china-it-s-like-ching_2769566.jpg) > [It's funny, because I was trained as a dramatic actor at New York's Colonnades Theater Lab in the '70s, along with Jeff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scolari/it-s-funny-because-i-was-trained-as-a-dramatic-actor-at-new-york-s/) [Peter Scolari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scolari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/peter-scolari-17499_actor_it-s-funny-because-i-was-trained-as-a-dr_395339.jpg) > [Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in the door. I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mara-wilson/danny-devito-later-told-me-that-he-knew-he-wanted-me-for-matilda-the/) [Mara Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mara-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/mara-wilson-4981_being_danny-devito-later-told-me-that-he-knew_2025945.png) > [High Concept means a book or a film whose core idea can be stated in a single sentence, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-cruz-smith/high-concept-means-a-book-or-a-film-whose-core-idea-can-be-stated-in/) [Martin Cruz Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-cruz-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7e/martin-cruz-smith-18650_arnold-schwarzenegge_high-concept-means-a-book-or-a-film-whos_2746401.jpg) > [Danny DeVito knows about the business from many different perspectives, because he is a producer and director as well as an actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-davis/danny-devito-knows-about-the-business-from-many-different/) [Kristin Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/kristin-davis-9928_business_danny-devito-knows-about-the-business-fr_1954028.jpg) > [I don't think there's anybody in this country that isn't familiar with Danny DeVito. He's just so recognizable and famous, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-day/i-don-t-think-there-s-anybody-in-this-country-that-isn-t-familiar/) [Charlie Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9e/charlie-day-7729_good-attitude_i-don-t-think-there-s-anybody-in-this-co_731581.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/danny-devito/#itemlist", "name": "Danny Devito Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hey, get out of here. Oh my God - Danny DeVito! 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