Warwick Davis Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world.”
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“The world worries about disability more than disabled people do.”
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“But things such as 'Harry Potter', all I can do is shape my character, seek the director's approval on that, and basically take it from there. Professor Flitwick in 'Harry Potter', I kind of defined how I saw him from reading the book, and luckily that matched up with the director's vision.”
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“When I go from a role with heavy prosthetic makeup, which I've done quite a bit of as well, and then do a role where I'm not wearing any, I have to be conscious of toning everything down. Because when you're wearing prosthetic makeup, of course, you have to really move your face a lot more to convey things through the makeup.”
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“When I came up with the character of Wicket for 'Return Of The Jedi', which was my first film, I was a kid of 11 years old, and I basically was playing a very young Ewok.”
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“I mean, I would say I get five or six e-mails every day from people asking, "Is there going to be a Leprechaun 6?' It's probably the most asked question besides, 'Is there going to be a Willow II?”
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“I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well.”
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“I wouldn't change a thing about my family.”
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“In a costume, you need very exaggerated body language - as you say, sort of mime-type skills.”
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“People who are short, they're often portrayed as the victim.”
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“There's nothing better than going to the movies and going into another world, and forgetting about everything that's happening outside.”
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“When you do films that have multiple sequels, you develop a character for a film.”
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“You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.”
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“And I feel that filmmakers ought to be careful with the use of 3D. Because if you look back over the decades, you see that 3D has come and gone for I don't know how many years now.”
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“I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.”
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“I find vacuuming very therapeutic, but I hate ironing. I usually have no shirt on while ironing, because I'm ironing it, and I end up burning my chest.”
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“I run Willow Management, which is the biggest agency for other short actors. We look after performers who are either under five feet and over seven feet tall.”
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“My life is quite physical anyway. When you are three-foot-six you kind of have to climb stuff now and again, and you find yourself in quite precarious situations just to manage in what is quite a big world.”
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“I don't want to be just somebody short who happens to act. I hope my legacy will be Warwick Davis, Actor.”
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“I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.”
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“My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps.”
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“Very obsessed fans do ask actors to attend their weddings.”
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“If you love Harry Potter, you're going to absolutely love this...this is the biggest box set that Warner Bros. has ever done. If it was any bigger, it'd need wheels.”
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“My parents are both average size. For them to have a child who was very, very different and very, very small must have been incredibly hard.”
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“My wife is short, and my two kids are also small.”
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“It's interesting to see what people are saying about me. I like keep up with the latest rumors! A while back there was a rumor that I was going to do a film with Demi Moore about the takeover of Commodore computers!”
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“As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.”
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“I'm an actor, and when I close the door at home I'm kind of off-duty.”
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“So, I think I'd be grateful for the next job. I always am. And I always consider everything I do to be the last thing I do.”
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“Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.”
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