Danny DeVito: Get Shorty is the closest I've come to playing myself
Danny DeVito says 'Get Shorty' is the "closest" he's come to playing himself on the big screen. The 76-year-old actor starred in Barry Sonnenfeld's 1995 comedy film as actor Martin Weir along with John Travolta, Gene Hackman and Rene Russo and felt that playing the character was simple. Danny said: "With Martin, I tried to be full of myself. It's the closest I've ever come to playing myself in a movie – I also have pictures of myself all over my house. No, that's not true, I'm kidding. "I didn't base Martin on anybody, it was just what was in the script, which was really well written by Scott ...