Danny DeVito on being short
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2017
- In this web exclusive, actor Danny DeVito talks to Martha Teichner about how it's not really size that matters.
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“You want to be comfortable and you want to have friends”has to be the simplest and purest way to articulate what truly matters.
"Everyone's going through something" was also a good subtext
Maybe it matters a bit too much since that being the many reasons why the world is so pathetic today
That's literally all that matters.
No idea why people obsess over having big houses, cars etc.
Person's height, skin colour, looks are the least interesting thing about another person. They can do nothing about it. Want to give someone a compliment on what they look like, mention you like their shirt, shoes, aftershave, haircut, nails etc.
You're wrong
Wait.. he isn’t bothered by something he has no control over? How revolutionary
K. W 😂😂😂 dude yes. Great comment
Chris Sche I wish the whole world could think like this, but sadly societal pressures say otherwise.
*reads Meditations during freshman year once*
sound dream I wouldn't say all. We have control over quite a lot.
T. Stamp swimmm with the dolphinsss
I'm a 5'3 guy. It used to bother me a lot, but then I realized people of true quality don't care. That gave me a lot of confidence.
100% and especially face to face it matters a lot less than on the internet, at least in terms of standards.
yeah I wouldn't care at all, but it must be brutal when it comes to pursuing women no? I feel insecure of my height when it comes to that even though im average height.
@@StickManVS It used to be, yeah. Quality women are more interested in personality and self-care, though. I've found this a lot as I've gotten older. Helps too that I'm bi, so if one side doesn't work out, the other probably will!
@@StickManVS a woman of quality wouldn't care, it's not brutal. I'm not sure why people are so focused on the approval of women? If they reject you for that, they are shallow and obviously not for you, but does that really mean anything deep down? Obviously not.
@@StickManVSI’m 5’5” and it hasn’t really been an issue. Confidence and personality is more important than height because most women are looking for a guy that has his life together and is fun to be around.
It is a preference and some women just won’t date shorter guys, and that’s alright, but most women I’ve met don’t care about it nearly as much as you’d think.
You cant change it so don’t worry about it, and don’t feel like you have to “make up” for it. Just be confident in yourself and the people who like you for you will come.
Danny has nothing to worry about, he’s perfect the way he is. The guy is an international treasure.
I think he would be more perfect if he was taller
@@CRoyaI How does it feel to be that shallow?
@@CRoyaI sure, you would be better if you were smarter
Which one was Danny DeVito?
kungfuman82 underrated comment
He was in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Throw Momma From the Train, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and he voiced in Disney's Hercules. That's all on the top of my head.
The glasses is called danny devito it's a brand name
Okay. I didn't know there was glasses with the same name. How long ago was that a thing?
kungfuman82 best comment I've seen. That cracked me up
Love this guy!
Oh damm whats up brother
Eric DeVito #TimWoodman
Eric DeVito BIRD UP
NOW LET'S SEE IT PURPLE
Same here
If this man passes before me, I'm gonna be really really sad. He made me laugh many times when I needed it most.
“If” ? Yeah pretty sure he’s gonna pass eventually mate it’s not a question of “if” lol
@@Ooth9999 "Before me".
Well hopefully it doesn't happen for a long time. This world needs more people like Danny.
I love him
No doubt this will someday age badly 😂
I know that guy. He used to run a Taxi Cab service back in the 70's.
Yeah, he had a rough patch in a mental institution but he really pulled himself together.
@@magnusblick6767 Ha! Great addition to my post. I wonder how many will get it
@@JimmyLoose Some say he came out of the mental institution a changed man, but I saw him the other week eating catfood out of the can and sitting in a dumpster with some sort of simple man child. They had a scimitar and were talking about who drew first blood.
My heart goes out to his poor family. Such wasted potential.
@@fenrifegads5571I know his friend Charlie
the question was dumb
avil7141 You can tell he felt that same way when they cut back to him as she finished asking.
avil7141 not really
Naruhoe
Yeah, it was.
Danny Devito is short. It plays into his performances and persona. Why not ask?
I don't think so. I'm 5'2 and was always just curious how people like Devito and Prince and Kevin Hart got their charisma and confidence. And what they did to tackle that obstacle.
“You wanna be comfortable and you wanna have friends”
Got me right in the feels ❣
I have neither one of those things.
@@brandonhaygood5286So how can you get them? Think hard and focus on that for the rest of the year and try not to be discouraged. Encourage yourself and other people will start to encourage you.
@@brandonhaygood5286 hey, at least your short!
@@brandonhaygood5286😂😂😂😂 UNLUCKY. It's probably just your looks or your personality dont worry about it.
@@brandonhaygood5286Keep working at it. Don't give up.
This is one man that I really admire. A Great comedian, actor, director, producer...etc, etc.
Deep down I never felt that Danny was the kind of guy who put limitations on himself the way we might have imagined if we were in his shoes. His confident quality and gracious demeanor have always been at the forefront of his personality. He is a giant in my eyes.
People throw around that "National Treasure" title all the time, but when it comes to Danny Devito, it fits!
Enough about the interviewer, what do you think of Danny?
He’s not short we are all just unnaturally tall
well not you
Your comment is based on positive heightism.
if you look at average height trends over time, this is true
@@USAReject no its not
@@extonjonas6820 Lol yes it is, humans have gotten taller over time.
I get his point. If you are short, go for the tallest girl because she is going through the same thing on the opposite spectrum. Because, tweeners are tough and cutthroat.
Then it just makes him look even shorter and her even taller...making it worse !
But wouldn’t that make a girl more insecure 😂
Very tall girls are often attracted to short guys because reproductively-speaking it would produce a normal-sized child
DTR89 I just realized that. In school really tall girls dated short guys but I never really noticed. I thought it was odd that my best friend who is this 6 foot tall Amazonian woman has a preference for short adorable nerdy guys who are often effeminate and/or younger which is usually against every norm for the ideal male. She refuses to date any guy as tall or taller than her or more than a year older which is uncommon for women in their 20’s and 30’s.
GreenPigKing Either more insecure, or it will make them more comfortable with their heights
I read "being shot" and kept wondering when he'd talk about that.
Diego Moncada HAHAHA same here im glad it wasnt just me lmao
Diego Moncada lol
lmao
That made me smile
im
Danny DeVito is awesome.
Oh yeah
They grill it right in front of ya!
Love Danny Devito. He was one of my favorite actors as a kid I was inspired by how he also played a confident tough guy despite his size
I love Danny Davito's voice. Not just because it can be funny, but sounds like a great all-round range of voice acting.
It's just very comforting. And yeah, definitely has range power; in Matilda, I never even realized Danny was the narrator as well as Matilda's dad until much later.
His best character was hands down playing Louie on Taxi. I consider that his breakout role in his career. I remember him as far back as Cuckoos Nest with Jack Nicholson as one of the mental patients.
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yes i am
I'm 5'3 and have no desire to b any taller, people underestimate me all the time, the feeling I get when I accomplish something I was told I couldn't do is the best feeling ever.
Randomly I met Danny Devito at comic con, I only waved and said hi as I didn't want to bother him, but he smiled and was very friendly.
cool that's eazy e's height
I love his era of actors (80s). None of them were beautiful like actors of today. He may be short but he's packed with character.
It's always about women
Like banging hoors.
respect wamen
Allisson Diego Dos Santos ikr it's pathetic same goes for dudes who work out just for the "wehmen".
Something like everything in history was done more or less to impress a girl.
You seem bitter.
That was a terrible interviewer
Jon Ro How? She literally just asked a question...
... How?
She did seem judgmental and was assuming quite a bit.
@ariel I'm sure you love constantly being asked about the Little Mermaid, each person asking as if they're the first to ever think about it.
Tom Jones He didn’t seem bothered so why should you?
I had a growth spur in pre-teens and then stopped growing at 5 feet. All my friends then grew several inches taller and there was a time when I felt awkward but then I gradually realized that while height might not me an advantage to me (back then it seemed like a disadvantage)... I could use my brain to stand out. It helped a lot.
brain power is quite useful
Are u boy
As if there aren't millions of people more talented,charismatic,funny, intelligent than you while also being above 5'8. Personality and intelligence won't get you anywhere in the world because people won't stop to listen when they see someone that's hard to look at.
@@TheMightySpurdo is that why you are bitter and angry?
Your brain doesn't magically grow either 😅
He’s the man, I’m glad he masterfully turned that question around with no drama. A class act that is comfortable in his own skin, a brilliant actor and a comedic genius, and he’s short, big whoop, that doesn’t define him.
I bet he's so sick and tired of being asked this.
perhaps thats why his answer is such a solid one
He redirected to what he really cares about.
I assume he knows what to expect, especially on a celebrity interview, which is bound to ask pointless, objectifying questions. No doubt he spent his life answering dumb questions. If his replies in this interview is evidence of his character, I'd hope that he's indifferent to them.
Someone should ask her if she had to wrestle with the idea that she is an ugly bat and she has to compensate by trying to be a pseudo intellectual
probably not the older you get the less offended you get by dumb stuff unless you are a karen.
Edit: His height is nothing. He's what every man aspires to be.
That's a backhanded compliment
@@JensenAugustin Hold on, let me rephrase that.
@@AlexYadaYada much better
Specifically, he is Danny DeVito
Jensen what was his original comment?
My mother is 4'9". My grandmother was 4'8". My great grandmother was 4'2". I fully understand where Danny DeVito is coming from. It's an issue I have grown up around all my life. My mother is still living. Both my twisted sisters are 5'2". My late father was 5'7". I'm 5'6", I once dated a gal for a little over a year who was 6'3". I can tell you from personal experience that this man speaks the truth.
My dad was 5" 6", but I never heard him say or behave as if he thought this was a problem. He was also way more intelligent than everyone else, but I also never heard him say or behave as if this made him better than anyone else. He was a great role model.
0:45 why she looking at him like he got a disease because he’s short??
Dynamic Thinking
So r guys
Huh? She's just looking at him and listening...you might be projecting...
Dynamic Thinking neckbeard look in the mirror, you just debased like half the species
My thoughts too?! It’s not like he’s handicapped, diseased or disadvantaged because he was short! If anything, it became an advantage as he was a great character actor!
Dynamic Thinking incel.me forums are thataway buddy 👉🏻
I love how his response basically boils down to
"Hey short, tall, doesn't matter, as long as I get some tail at the end of the day"
😂 perfect analysis!
That is what he meant !
we men all know it's the truth, we live it !
My man
Internet incels constantly complaining about their height need to learn from this guy lol
Or as Frank would say, some “gash “
Best thing is I heard that quote in the Frank Reynolds voice
Danny has nothing to worry about. They guy has always understood what its all about. Living a great life. Very much beloved.
Danny is such a legend, heartwarming to imagine the shortest and tallest kids together on a date! he is looking great for his age too, especially compared to other famous actors of his era.
Well, usually, the smaller you are, the longer you'll live, on average. Less space for things to go wrong.
THe interviewer lady is condescending
Yeah lol, she was like "you would??" 😕 When he said he'd go after the tallest girls.
@Lord Turles97 Jesus why are you so triggered..... It's just a direct question. An interviewed should be allowed to ask deeper questions....
Tbf I dunno the context, maybe he’s been confident enough so far that challenging him a bit made sense.
Don't know the full context leading up to the question so it's hard to say. But yes, in most contexts it's a rude line of questionning.
I'm 5'9 which isn't really short in my opinion. But every man in my family is taller than me. My dad is 6 feet, my older brother is 6'1 and my younger brother is 6'3. Dunno what happened, maybe I was adopted.
Bacon Maken same here guy
Bacon Maken turns out i was adopted though lol
5'9 is a normal height, I'm the same height
You got the recessive short genes.
I'm one of five. We are all around 5'10", except the middle one; she's 5'4" (and 3/4, which she always has to add).
She's probably the best of the kids; so, be she makes up for it in spades.
confusedwhale
She? Are you a dude? This works differently for girls
Danny Devito is one of the greatest actors in history. He has a career that has spans 6 decades. He was in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and at 78 is still going strong in one of the funniest roles on TV as Frank Reynolds on It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.. He has done all this at the height of 4 feet 10 inches. Mr. Devito even did the convincing job as a bodyguard in "Hoffa" and also has produced and directed.
Most genuinely secure yet real answer I've seen from a celebrity in years.
The question should have been something like "How did you find the challenge of getting acting roles early on in your career and did your height effect it?"
So if I’m ugly I need to go for the prettiest girl
It doesn't matter what you look like. Always go for the prettiest girl and work down from there.
Jay Z and Beyonce
@@robb2999 jay z will become a billionare in a couple of years....you cant compare him to an average guy...
Sam's world MGTOW he still ugly
other side of the spectrum, yes
I love this man so much. Such a genuinely sweet kindhearted person.
He will be remembered for ever . A true legened in comedy.
He’s still alive.
Chawli
Dazzle 'em with your footwork. I envy this man's confidence, as a 30 year old "man" standing at 5'3"
Luis Gomes The shortness often makes me still feel like a boy. That's my point. Danny overcame it and doesn't care, which I envy. Standing so low to the ground still bothers me and makes being confident harder than it should be. But yeah, it's all on how I look at it. I just haven't beaten the self-consciousness yet.
Maybe start trying to hook up with tall girls, either until you get rejected so much you grow a thick skin or you bang one and gain a lot of confidence. Only through pain it is possible to recover lost self confidence. Danny DeVito had to put him self out there for the entre world to make fun of and humilliate him, in an industry full of tall people to be succesful.
Good Old Days Gaming Feel ya im 5‘2“ and almost 17 years old (boy)
+Good Old Days Gaming i m 30 years old as you and i am 6'1
Franco Rossi good to know
He plays such bonkers characters, it's awesome to hear him share some genuine wisdom/life advice. I'm a rather tall guy, so I can only try to imagine, but it sounds like an extremely positive attitude to have
The way she worded that question was horrendous
What a stupid question. Worded horribly on top of that.
For reals, she asks the question and doesn't stop talking. 🤦
Heightism is a serious problem, so please don’t trivialize it.
I love how intelligent Danny DeVito. You wouldn't really expect that from someone who always plays the slow character in their movies and shows.
It’s an insecurity thing. Serious people are usually insecure about their intelligence and frame silly people, who are usually smarter, as stupid. Einstein and a lot of great thinkers were famously silly. Politicians, not so much.
@@Larry_DeanYes serious people who have no sense of humor don’t understand the beautiful intertwined nature of humor and intelligence. They can go read their lil books and have a grand old time
All Danny wanted was to go to the dance
Danny DeVito = A national treasure.
The series "Taxi" was pure genius. Every single actor in that show was perfect.
Danny DeVito is my favorite actor! He can make any role his own. He is so talented!
Danny's beyond short
but a lovely man
This is the first time I've heard him not in an acting role or being goofy. It's blowing my mind. He seems really down to earth and honest about things. You can tell he accepted he was short a long long time ago.
I loved how he already had answers ready for each of her questions but wanted to wait until she finished to actually respond.
I'm 4'10 and I'm a girl and I always struggle with it. I barely have any confidence. I was always told that being short for a girl is okay and for a guy its not. Truth is...its okay for both. Height doesnt and shouldn't affect anything and if someone rejects you for your height then they were not meant for u in the first place.
Facts
I love short girls..
guys love short girls. girls dont like short guys :/
It’s literally not the same. You get treated like a cute thing your entire life. Guys become invisible unless they do something to compensate
That is true. However, vast majority of men do not care if a women is short, but vast majority of women do not like short men :(
Danny is a treasure
She wanted to hear him say he hated his life as a short man so bad 😂
What a man! Comfortable in his own skin to the core.
He seems like such a great guy
I’m 5’6’’ in a family where almost everyone including the women are in the 5’10’’-6’6’’ range. I was always self conscious about it until my personality seemed to make up for it! And I’m dating a girl whose about 5’3’’ so that worked out pretty well!
Sam Deck are you in a family of WNBA players? 6’6” for a woman? My god that is almost as tall as Lebron James
Are we the same person Sam deck?
@@thehamburgler3570 it was a very common pituitary gland problem in my family. XD
who's, not whose
Love him. He’s a great guy.
Hes a real genuine guy.
I still got the move
Preach Danny! What a stupid and insensitive question
I can't blame him if he does take offense. The height of the person is not important, it's how they are as a human being. That's what matters most.
It’s not stupid or insensitive, it’s honest.
Why is it stupid? Do you know how interviews work?
I interpret her asking to be a form of consideration. Sure it may bring attention to something he’s possibly insecure about, but it would be ignorant to think people don’t already know the subject of his possible insecurity. In other words, it’s already obvious that he’s short, so bringing attention to it isn’t doing any harm. But asking him his view on the subject is taking his feelings directly in to account. This is also from the perspective of a man who is 5”4’
Sorry for the essay 😝
I used to be so short when I was in lower and middle school that I was even shorter than most of the people two grades below me. I was proud of it, and had fun being some of the other kids’ armrest. Nobody ever insulted me about my height, and I think that was because I embraced it. Now I’m average height for my age, if not above average, and that’s cool too.
He’s an absolute national treasure. One of the funniest human beings to ever walk the earth, and he seems to genuinely have a heart of gold.
I am over six feet tall...and I look like a giant version of Danny DeVito.
However..
I dont posses his acting skills.
Bob Haskins?
hoskins
*charm
*wit
*intelligence
Lol
i really wanna see that
As much as I grew up in the 90s and I love Danny DeVito especially him in Batman I really started to love him on Always Sunny in Philadelphia
I found that after high school, and outside of online garbage, people really don’t care and your personality can shine through. Online self esteem will destroy you one way or another.
He's 4"8 guys I think it's kinda different for him than if you're like 5"5'
I'm 5 feet tall and I'm a woman. I truly struggle with it, Daddy Devito is my hero.
You mean Danny DeVito, right? Not Daddy DeVito?
Discord LMAO
Indra Therion yeah i'm 5'7 and women act like i'm 4'7....
Zoe Guzman How is it different? If people make fun of you for being short, they're making fun of you for being short. There's not really an in-between.
Danny DeVito is underrated. Frank on Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia would NOT be the same, if they didn't have DeVito. Switch any role of DeVitos and put someone else in there and the part sucks.
And I started blasting
This man done such a legendary & iconic role in the movie industry, I supposed everybody knows what are the iconic roles. Love him ❤
He looks like an old wario! Lmao
John Smith LOL
Wtf lol 😂
He should be the Official VA for a live-action Wario.
I am 69 year old . 5'6" tall 145 lbs . Served in Viet Nam in '70 when I was 19 . Fought for my life, hand to hand , against enemies that were barely 5' tall !!!! Many tall Americans lost their lives in the jungle to them . Best thing that ever happened to me was being drafted in 1969 . You young guys , learn to defend yourselves , believe in yourselves . If it's in you , join the military..... if not take lessons in self defense . It is not just to fight but to develop confidence in yourself ..... stand tall , as tall as you are !!!!! Semper fi !!!!!!!
Great insight. Thank you for your service
'Nam was a daft war. I'm not American so I don't have to thank you for going and napalming farmers.
69
Thank you for your comment and your service
Thank you for service
Kinda funny they treat height like it's some type of disease or something
He took the cards he was dealt and made the most of it.
My dad was an extra on the movie Hoffa, my dad was 5'4 RIP I'm 5'3.(and I'm married to a 5'9 hot wife) But he said Danny was so cool to him. It wasn't nothing big my dad just drove the old cars, but he said Danny was just really nice to him.
I can understand i am a almost 17 year old boy and 5‘2“
hows life with a taller lady :)
This just made me laugh out loud. He got really specific
This is the best looking 720p video on CZcams. I thought it was a 4K video from 2017.
"Just be Danny DeVito bro"
yeah but the moment you stop being funny..
Napoleon Bonaparte WAS NOT SHORT, at least not compared to men in his day. Just thought I'd mention that, cuz I can't stand untruth.
GregoryTheGr8ster napolean was around 5'6-5'7. Which was average at his time. It's short today. I'm 5'7 and I can't imagine being 5 ft like danny.
xrcrx ftfghjg Bonaparte was 5'7", but written records were misread as 5'1", which is where the assumption comes from.
@@therealCrazyJake The assumption comes from Britbong propaganda of the time. Go and check some of it out.
I to hate when people help spread untruths
He was 5'7, but even then he was still shorter than the royal families of Europe.
Lol all the guys commenting im 5'7 and i thought i was short! Im 5'2 and i have seen guys shorter than me so y'all should not complain
lindsay paige agreed!
I'm 5ft 11 and I would not like to be shorter, must be really emasculating to be under 5.9
Yeah but it's probably going to give you some kind of issue or chip on the shoulder, most women also can't instinctively find you attractive which has got to be a bummer.
lindsay paige you mean you’ve seen midgets? Lol
Rory J Steel It is haha, I'm 5'8 in India and even then, in the malls everybody is taller. Being a reasonably alright looking person doesn't make it better.
I have so much respect for him, he’s hones and knows what’s important
I never thought about it that way... then I did
Dr. Mantis Tobagon
He's right. It's all about the girl when you're in school. And after.
I love that the video of Danny Devito talking about being short is so short.
He gets to climb women like trees. Ya gotta climb to get to the fruit or fruits in that case
Lmfao
Damn 😂
@@therion5458 I would
If he were Detective Pikachu, he’d be a lot shorter.
I heard he was going to voice in the game, but he declined. Was all that true?
Discord very sure that was a meme
PorkyTheKing Not from what I heard.
Discord what I heard was him saying if they gave him an audition for the movie then he would audition but Nintendo didn't reach out to him
I don't think Danny was ever bothered by his height growing up, but it is very thoughtful to ask the tall girl out to the dance. That's a rare act of compassion when you are teens.
What a wholesome video
Best pocket rocket in the world
When I was in high school, I was bothered by being 5'9" because I had a lot of friends who were taller, and I had friends who were girls that teased because I was "short" (its average height, but I was shorter, definitely). And it bothered me so much then because I felt like I SHOULD be growing. I ate right, I exercised, the whole thing.
When I got to 19 or 20, I realized I was done growing, at least not in any dramatic fashion, and it was like a wave of confidence because I just accepted it. I am who I am, and everyone in my life who has a positive influence, or is just a friend DOESNT CARE. Or if they do, they're usually just a negative person anyway.
Well said!
Wow you feel short at 5’9 can’t imagine how you would feel at 5’5 and below
Love this guy. He always does great work.
Great attitude. Wish I'd had more of that in my teens. Took me 20 years to cop on.
The interviewer looks like a female version of Danny DeVito
Not sure if thats an insult or a compliment
I measure people by the height of their integrity and character. Danny Devito is about 7' 2".
I think it’s important to understand that some people just won’t like you and you can either waste time worrying about it/ trying to be closer to what they want or you can find others that like you for you and you’ll find yourself not overthinking every little thing you do/ say as often
Danny DeVito, I love your work!
I wonder if she wrestled with the idea that she’s a troll face
If he wasn't short, he probably wouldn't have been so successful in hollywood. Thats part of his whole interesting charter