Deep Roy Quotes.
When it comes time to dance, they’re like a regiment; they do the same steps – except for the Mike Teavee dance, where the Oompas play in a rock band. I learned to play the guitar for that one.
Life is what you make of it. You can make it easy on yourself or you can make it hard.
When Tim and I first discussed the part in 2003, he told me, ‘I’d love for you to play five Oompas.’ But five Oompas quickly turned into 165 – and they’re not computerized; I did each one individually myself.
May the Force be with J.J. I think he’ll reinvent ‘Star Wars,’ like he did with ‘Star Trek.’
Word leaked out that there’s only one man playing all Loompas.
I enjoy wine collecting and great food.
I see them turn around to get a second look. You hear a lot of people laugh at you. So what? I used to get upset about it, but not anymore. You know, laugh all you can.
My height is immaterial; it’s my heart and mind which count.
The most important thing is never to forget to always have love in your heart.
I don’t play any instruments, but I do read a lot.
Whether you’re a dwarf, whether you’re a midget, it’s all branding.
I picked ‘It’s Not Unusual,’ and then I did the little hop that Tom Jones does and moved my hips. Tim loved it. He came up to me and said, ‘Did you know that I used Tom Jones in ‘Edward Scissorhands’?’
My favorite is Augustus Gloop’s song because it’s very Bollywood. I kept telling Tim, ‘We’ve got to do a Bollywood number!’ and finally, he said okay.
I am proportional, and I’m very lucky for that.
I’m not a professional dancer, but I can move!
In the end, I was producing movements for over 40 Oompa-Loompas.
The thing about this business is you have to take the work while you can.
Though I’m Punjabi, I’m often mistaken to be a Mexican or Spaniard.
Keenser is a smart alien. I try to bring a little bit of comedy into it, but he’s a great thinker.
If a scene called for numerous Oompas to join in a narrative song and dance, I would perform the steps for all of them with subtle distinctions of expression and movement. When the images were joined with the help of a computer, I became an entire troupe.
