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Deep Roy

(1951) Actor United Kingdom

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Deep Roy is an actor from the United Kingdom.

Quick Facts About Deep Roy

Born: November 30, 1951
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor

About Deep Roy

Gurdeep "Deep" Roy is a Kenyan-British actor, stuntman and puppeteer. Standing at 132 centimetres tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels, and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who and Eastbound & Down.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Deep Roy

I enjoy wine collecting and great food.

Collecting

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People were asking me who were going to be the other Oompas, and I said to them, 'I don't know.'

Asking

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I was a big fan of 'Star Trek.' But then again ,you know, 'Star Trek', 'Star Wars', 'Doctor Who', I wasn't a…

Again

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I am proportional, and I'm very lucky for that.

Am

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Though I'm Punjabi, I'm often mistaken to be a Mexican or Spaniard.

Failure

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I picked 'It's Not Unusual,' and then I did the little hop that Tom Jones does and moved my hips. Tim loved…

Edward scissorhands

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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…

Because

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My height is immaterial; it's my heart and mind which count.

Count

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In the end, I was producing movements for over 40 Oompa-Loompas.

End

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I want portray a Bond villain. I think I'd give Bond a great run as the villain.

Bond

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Keenser is a smart alien. I try to bring a little bit of comedy into it, but he's a great thinker.

Alien

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When it comes time to dance, they're like a regiment; they do the same steps - except for the Mike Teavee dance,…

Band

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I'd love to be in the Bollywood movies. The producers here can call me - collect! I'm a Punjab da munda.

Collect

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Word leaked out that there's only one man playing all Loompas.

Man

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Since becoming a global star, if I may say so, I feel six feet tall.

Becoming

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The most important thing is never to forget to always have love in your heart.

Always

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Life is what you make of it. You can make it easy on yourself or you can make it hard.

Easy

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I see them turn around to get a second look. You hear a lot of people laugh at you. So what? I…

Look

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The thing about this business is you have to take the work while you can.

About

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When Tim and I first discussed the part in 2003, he told me, 'I'd love for you to play five Oompas.' But…

First

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I'm not a professional dancer, but I can move!

Dance

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Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.

Being positive

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If a scene called for numerous Oompas to join in a narrative song and dance, I would perform the steps for all…

Dance

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May the Force be with J.J. I think he'll reinvent 'Star Wars,' like he did with 'Star Trek.'

He

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I don't play any instruments, but I do read a lot.

Any

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