--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I've been with that project [ Sausage…" description: "\"I've been with that project [ Sausage Party] since its inception, since they wrote the script. It took them four years to get anyone to make the movie,..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/david-krumholtz-7751_adults_i-ve-been-with-that-project-sausage-part_2423893.jpg" --- # I've been with that project \[ Sausage Party\] since its… ![“I've been with that project [ Sausage Party] since its inception, since they wrote the script. It took them four years to get anyone to make the movie, because it was so filthy and there was this firm belief that there wouldn't be a market for an adult animated film, even though 10 or 15 years…” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/david-krumholtz-7751_adults_i-ve-been-with-that-project-sausage-part_2423893.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/david-krumholtz-7751_adults_i-ve-been-with-that-project-sausage-part_2423893.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/david-krumholtz-7751_adults_i-ve-been-with-that-project-sausage-part_2423893.jpg) > “I've been with that project \[ Sausage Party\] since its inception, since they wrote the script. It took them four years to get anyone to make the movie, because it was so filthy and there was this firm belief that there wouldn't be a market for an adult animated film, even though 10 or 15 years prior, South Park \[Bigger, Longer, And Uncut\] did really well.” [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He recounts the long struggle to produce an adult animated film, noting industry skepticism despite prior successes like South Park. **In simple terms:** Making adult animation was hard due to market doubts. Key Takeaway Persist despite industry doubts. Themes creativity film industry animation perseverance risk Mood frustrated optimistic reflective Type industry creative motivational When to use this quote - film pitching - script development - fundraising - audience targeting Key Concepts market dynamics adult content production challenges Questions to Reflect On - What factors shift market perception for new genres? - How does controversy affect a film's success? 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There's a doll of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/sausage-party-is-my-first-animated-film-and-there-s-a-doll-of-me/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ There's a big song at the beginning \[of Sausage Party\], and that was really fun to do. It felt like we were living out… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-goldberg/there-s-a-big-song-at-the-beginning-of-sausage-party-and-that-was/) [Evan Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-goldberg/) > [ I've always played Vash \[in the Sausage Party\]. I played him at the table read. We probably did five or six table reads over… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/i-ve-always-played-vash-in-the-sausage-party-i-played-him-at-the/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ Seth \[Rogen\] and Evan \[Goldberg\] finally convinced a company to finance the film \[ Sausage Party\] and Sony to distribute it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/seth-rogen-and-evan-goldberg-finally-convinced-a-company-to-finance/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ It had been awhile since anyone had made a movie like that \[ Sausage Party\], and it took them a long time to get… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/it-had-been-awhile-since-anyone-had-made-a-movie-like-that-sausage/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ There's going to be a Halloween costume \[of lavash from Sausage Party\]. The whole thing is just so ridiculous. It's nice. It's silly, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/there-s-going-to-be-a-halloween-costume-of-lavash-from-sausage-party/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [There's nothing I could say that would make it so anyone is disappointed when they see it. In other words, I can trumpet it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/there-s-nothing-i-could-say-that-would-make-it-so-anyone-is/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ In this case, I don't know why they \[Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg\] thought I would be a good lavash wrap or I would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/in-this-case-i-don-t-know-why-they-seth-rogen-and-evan-goldberg/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [Personally, it's not my thing, and I don't love it. But I have a soft spot for it now. Who knows? Maybe the lavash…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/personally-it-s-not-my-thing-and-i-don-t-love-it-but-i-have-a-soft/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ It's the weirdest thing. Evan \[Goldberg\] was just telling me how weird it is that we won't be working on Sausage Party, to which… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-rogen/it-s-the-weirdest-thing-evan-goldberg-was-just-telling-me-how-weird/) [Seth Rogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-rogen/) > [ Everyone from Canada and from here contributed \[to the Sausage Party\] - it truly is, like, every market. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-goldberg/everyone-from-canada-and-from-here-contributed-to-the-sausage-party/) [Evan Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-goldberg/) > [ We made the song a big part of the story \[Sausage Party \] itself, in that it's kind of their prayer that they say… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-rogen/we-made-the-song-a-big-part-of-the-story-sausage-party-itself-in-that/) [Seth Rogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-rogen/) > [ After the song \[for sausage Party\] was finally done, we didn't have enough time, but we thought it would be fun. It also would've… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-goldberg/after-the-song-for-sausage-party-was-finally-done-we-didn-t-have/) [Evan Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-goldberg/) > [There's Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 1 and 2, and Ratatouille. It's super surreal. We've been working on this for eight years nonstop.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-goldberg/there-s-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-1-and-2-and-ratatouille-it/) [Evan Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-goldberg/) > [ We kind of have some ideas for sequels. The movie \[Sausage Party\] ends in a way that implies a next chapter. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-rogen/we-kind-of-have-some-ideas-for-sequels-the-movie-sausage-party-ends/) [Seth Rogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-rogen/) ## More by David Krumholtz > [There is only so much I can understand and not screw up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/there-is-only-so-much-i-can-understand-and-not-screw-up/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ \[10 Things I Hate About You\] was the most fun I ever had making a movie. 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I think the only other teen film… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/10-things-i-hate-about-you-is-a-smart-and-grounded-film-about-a-real/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ Anyway, we had a blast, and the movie \[the Ghost Team\] turned out really, really funny. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/anyway-we-had-a-blast-and-the-movie-the-ghost-team-turned-out-really/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ We essentially spent our college years together \[with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg\], so those were the kind of lasting friendships and the bond… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/we-essentially-spent-our-college-years-together-with-seth-rogen-and/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [After the writers' strike, I came back with my tail between my legs and apologized to everyone. 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I thought it should be Emmy-nominated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/halfway-through-numbers-i-got-really-jaded-and-i-had-these/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ In fact, one of the funny stories from that set \[of Hail, Caesar!\] is we were shooting my scene, and around lunchtime, Terrence Malick… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/in-fact-one-of-the-funny-stories-from-that-set-of-hail-caesar-is-we/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/what-s-great-is-that-because-math-is-such-a-universal-language-really/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [“Eternal nothingness is okay if you are dressed for it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krumholtz/eternal-nothingness-is-okay-if-you-are-dressed-for-it/) [David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krumholtz/) > [ That experience \[in Hail, Caesar! \] ruined me for all future experiences, because the Coen brothers are the best. 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