"I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things"
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The intent feels less like complaint than calibration. DeVito is normalizing a reality that audiences rarely see: that creative work is mostly provisional, and that studios can be simultaneously enthusiastic and inert. Naming New Line grounds the quote in industry specifics, but he doesn't weaponize the detail. He isn't calling anyone out; he's testifying, casually, to how the machine works.
Subtext: DeVito is also protecting the ego without pretending it doesn't get bruised. "I developed" repeats like a badge - he did the labor, he carried the idea - while "that didn't happen" arrives with blunt finality. The boxing film title, "Sugar Sweet Science", hints at ambition and taste, suggesting these weren't disposable pitches but passion projects with personality.
Contextually, it lands as a veteran actor-producer's quiet wisdom: careers aren't just a reel of finished credits. They're a graveyard of almosts, and the real skill is continuing anyway, making peace with the gap between effort and outcome without losing your appetite to try again.
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DeVito, Danny. (2026, January 15). I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-developed-that-for-a-long-time-i-also-developed-150390/
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DeVito, Danny. "I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-developed-that-for-a-long-time-i-also-developed-150390/.
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"I developed that for a long time. I also developed 'Sugar Sweet Science' at New Line and that didn't happen. That was a boxing movie. And between all that there were a couple of other things." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-developed-that-for-a-long-time-i-also-developed-150390/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
