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Daily Inspiration Quote by Danny DeVito

"I'm shooting in Brooklyn, we've got all kinds of crap going on, and I'm all alone now in a big hotel suite that you can't believe the size of it, and a thing sticks in my foot, and I just think it's the funniest thing that's ever happened to me"

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The line lands because it’s a perfect Danny DeVito snapshot: chaos, stamina, and a comedian’s survival instinct compressed into one breathless run-on. He opens with the blunt logistics of work - “shooting in Brooklyn” - then immediately downgrades the whole production to “all kinds of crap,” a phrase that punctures glamour and tells you he’s not playing the Hollywood reverence game. The diction is democratic and impatient: no mythmaking, just the mess.

Then comes the twist: he’s “all alone now” in a hotel suite so enormous it borders on parody. That’s the subtext doing its real job. Success is supposed to buy comfort; instead it buys an echo chamber. The suite is less a reward than a prop, a too-big stage for solitude. DeVito’s voice (and his persona) thrives on deflating inflated spaces, so the room becomes a setup.

The punchline is beautifully petty: “a thing sticks in my foot.” Not a dramatic accident, not a life lesson - an anonymous, irritating object. And he treats it as the funniest thing that’s ever happened. That’s the coping mechanism and the worldview: the universe refuses to respect your status, and that’s liberating. Physical comedy sneaks into the real world, insisting that even at the height of professional busyness and material comfort, you’re still just a human body that can be taken down by a stray whatever on the carpet.

Context matters too: Brooklyn signals a working-city grit against the sterile luxury of the suite. The humor isn’t escapist; it’s a small rebellion against the loneliness and absurdity packaged with success.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
DeVito, Danny. (2026, February 18). I'm shooting in Brooklyn, we've got all kinds of crap going on, and I'm all alone now in a big hotel suite that you can't believe the size of it, and a thing sticks in my foot, and I just think it's the funniest thing that's ever happened to me. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-shooting-in-brooklyn-weve-got-all-kinds-of-67090/

Chicago Style
DeVito, Danny. "I'm shooting in Brooklyn, we've got all kinds of crap going on, and I'm all alone now in a big hotel suite that you can't believe the size of it, and a thing sticks in my foot, and I just think it's the funniest thing that's ever happened to me." FixQuotes. February 18, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-shooting-in-brooklyn-weve-got-all-kinds-of-67090/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm shooting in Brooklyn, we've got all kinds of crap going on, and I'm all alone now in a big hotel suite that you can't believe the size of it, and a thing sticks in my foot, and I just think it's the funniest thing that's ever happened to me." FixQuotes, 18 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-shooting-in-brooklyn-weve-got-all-kinds-of-67090/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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Danny DeVito (born November 17, 1944) is a Actor from USA.

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