Warwick Davis - Full Address

different, you know what I mean, so yeah. I'd rather people just open up about that and just talk to me and just say, you know these work, what's up, what's up with the brevity. I don't know, literally anything, as long as we're not being offensive. I think it's okay. I know political correctness gets in the way of conversation, right? This will stop people from communicating, you know, and that's why we all text now because you can edit what you say, okay, yeah, I think so, but people still make mistakes on Twitter and say things that They shouldn't.

I say and without meaning to, you know, I think we've all offended someone in our lives without meaning to, you know, it's just that we stumble over it, but I think it's better if people talk, I prefer people to talk to me and say, you know. How's it going? Do you know what happened? What's happening? A girl I was actually in the United States last week and this girl came out and left. Are you real? I went, yes, I think so, I think so and then I had to go, mommy, mommy. He's real, so it was cute, I mean, I don't know what she thought he could have been, but I mean she was at Disney World, so I was one of the animatronic characters that I think she just put in the pool. for her.

Fun, I don't know, but it's interesting, but that kind of stuff maybe I think I enjoy it. I don't think I'll ever be offended by them. I mean, it's a little different for Me because now I'm recognized as Warwick Davis, someone who appears in movies, but I know that people with dwarfism that you know in the world get a lot of beatings and abuse from people and it's unnecessary, is it? You know? And that leaves them feeling quite isolated. and in the end they won't come out and they'll be social outcasts, you know, but I think it's important for people to have the confidence to keep their heads up and come out, and even if it's a small performance, you know.

The bully will only take advantage of someone who is weak, so if you can give the impression that you are confident that you are strong and believe in yourself, you will not be a victim and that will further boost your confidence and become your self. -It perpetuates the situation, so I try to encourage and I have a charity that I co-founded with my wife called Little People UK and we try to empower people with dwarfism, you know, give them social events to attend and help. them with medical problems and all kinds of things, I mean, there's a lot of work to do, but I think it's very important to understand that you know that just because someone looks different they're like you and me, we're all the same, you know, and I think the world is getting closer to that, but I think we still have a long way to go and, on that note, it's probably time to ask questions, so I'm just going to start with one. question and then I think someone from the committee will come with a microphone and launch into the audience, so he told us a little bit about his work on Star Wars and Harry Potter and he was also a doctor and will appear in very iconic television series. and films, what has been your favorite to work on Doctor Who for me, that was a professional ambition for many years, I mean mine, I remember hiding behind the sofa watching the Daleks and the Cybermen terrified, so for me it's always It was something on my list, not to be in an episode of Doctor Who I wanted to play the doctor for a while because I had the idea that something goes wrong in his transformation, but you know, when they change actors, they go out and what happens there, so something goes wrong and he's me, right and then when I get into the TARDIS everything is a lot smaller in there than normal, everything got a bit weird for a while but that didn't happen but they wrote me a part charming of the Emperor of the known. universe called gachas and he's a brilliant character and there were Cybermen in the episode, he was brilliant so he had kind of icons.

I guess I had to stand up and look them in the groin standing there, as I was just brilliant, so yeah, that was an ambition. Another ambition I had was to drive the return of Top Gear, which I managed to do as well, luckily now because it's finished, but yes, I managed to do it and it was exciting. I didn't know they were going to sew me up and not adapt the car. I drove correctly with Pringle packs on the pedals, but still managed a very good lap time that stood the test of the entire series, in fact I was up there, you know, in a sort of top 10 for quite a while, brilliant. fun, although driving a normal car in a very different way, it was brilliant because I'm a bit of a petrolhead but I'm not allowed to be, my wife doesn't let me race cars.

I always wanted to do it, my dad used to race minis the closest he got to electric spaghetti, but he even asked the white dangers when he crossed the track. I'm allowed that, but I'm not allowed anything, thank you and it's like encouraging the audience for any questions, yeah, we're just. down there yeah channel now I'll see a face connected if you want L oh yeah if you just stand up and take the mic for a second you can check me out it looks like they won't. speak hello my job thank you speak I was wondering if you learned anything traveling with karl Pilkington instead of traveling with someone else and what did I learn I learned patience I think, but we know Karl, you know, we think his name is Idiot Abroad, everyone thinks about I consider it an idiot, but I think Karl is a genius and I think he also does what a few more of us probably do, which is say what we think, but do it in a way that isn't hurtful because he does what he says what he says. he thinks what you see is what you get with Karl there's nothing out there you see something and he just says it and it makes me laugh a lot it makes us all laugh a lot boom we've enjoyed the series but you I know I think it's kind of refreshing and I found This set a pretty refreshing perspective throughout the trip, so I learned a lot of patience and also knew how to push their buttons at the end.

I knew what kind of would start. I'm ranting about something, so I used to enjoy just turning it on and then just enjoying the performance that happened next, yeah, okay, he makes Maron our everything, but he says what he thinks you know, there's no, there's no. Discomfort with Karl, you know, if you see something that he doesn't understand, like we're in a room this size under a house and they keep the coffins in that room covered with rugs, they don't bury them and he was there. He stood there and watched. down and keep in mind that the guy there whose relatives are in this room is going to see it, it's like a car showroom, so Karl just says or something, but if he were honest to a certain extent. and it wasn't particularly Bettis if the guy wouldn't get offended, I don't think, but I don't think he's a very good Englishman, that's why, but you know, yeah, what you see is what you get with him, yeah, good question, but thank you yes, just to your right Isaac hello hello, thank you for coming.

Life is Too Short is one of my favorite shows and I know I won't cry on the shelf. I was wondering if you have any favorite off-screen comedic moments from the show? Oh my gosh, I mean, yeah, I did it. I mean, it was a very fun but very challenging experience. Making a series is quite hard work and you know that making comedy is actually much more difficult than drama. There is much more anguish. Much more is thought about comedy. Do it well than do a drama, but yeah, Ricky and Stephen, brilliant directors, writers and Friends, fantastic.

I mean, so many experiences working with the big names that came along was just fantastic. You know, Rick, you would call me and say, guess who just got us? we have Johnny Depp, we have Liam Neeson. I see that I can work with these people, whether I mean Johnny Depp arrived, he arrived a little late and we were all literally sitting on the set which is Ricky and Stephen's office. waiting, just ready, cameras were ready, everything in rhythm, we sat there for hours waiting, nervous, then Johnny comes and he's the down to earth guy, hey, what do you want to do?

Then we started doing the scenes and it was amazing. There was a moment when we were doing the scene. If you've seen the series, you'll understand, but I'll try to describe it briefly. There's a scene where Johnny's character or Johnny was actually playing a high investment and he's trying to do it. investigate Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin in fiction as a short character look, look, there's a scene where Rumpelstiltskin comes out of the drains, so the next thing we cut to is me in the bathroom, okay, so Warwick in the show accepts this because it's Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp.

By asking him to do this, he believes he is helping, it could help his career. I don't think he would normally have done something like this anyway. I mean, we're filming. I mean, I get to this bathroom in this hotel room. The cameras. everything ready and I said they are and the fixtures guy said look don't worry he said we have cleaned this toilet to within an inch of its useful life seriously it has been cleaned every time the water is perfect so I get on the lavatory. I'm there and I look around and I see Johnny Depp is here and I have Ricky here and I had one of those out-of-body experiences where I wandered into the corner room and looked back and thought what, are you doing what he's doing? going?

What's going on? Is your career on the rise or literally on the way down? And then at that moment, Rick Johnny leaned over to me and said, "You know, I've stayed at this hotel." I've stayed in this room, you wouldn't believe what happened in that bathroom, yeah, I mean, he's fragile, I'm nice, and I mean it's classic scenes when he comes in and wants to do improv comedy and Liam, like that expressionless, she tries. having so much integrity in the things that he was saying, a lot of our stuff makes us laugh a lot at it, so yeah, just very funny, very funny, thank you black guys, do we have time for a couple more questions?

Yes, just Mrs. Isaac, hello, are you looking? I really want to see the new Star Wars movie and we just went out to a bar, you're going to see it. I'm looking forward to it. I'm in it, but I can't tell you more than that. I think you just said thank you. Thank you very much, that's very exciting as I saw the original Star Wars in 1977 on a big fan set and who knew they were going to make more. I mean, I couldn't believe it when I heard it, so yeah, very exciting, very exciting, so I only have time for one, let's have a question from someone well, yeah, it has to be an interesting question to finish, no pressure, this one It's the best question of the night, oh I was worried when you travel and go to countries, yes it happens when you met different cultures you met different people in different communities have they reacted to you?

They haven't had any reactions that you wouldn't have thought - yes, there are different cultures that especially view little people in different ways and I noticed some of that in this country, but I noticed it quite dramatically when we were in Macedonia, there is a population of Quite high travelers in Macedonia and what I find is that the culture has the belief that I am lucky, the little people are lucky and if they just touch you, then they have better that luck. I think my head is the luckiest place because they're like, "Remember I was actually at Addenbrooke's Hospital and I noticed some people, excuse me, mm-hmm, the meeting is going to be drowned out, think about it.

I know some people are looking at me too. Hi." ". anyway, they followed me to the cover, her woman's writing, oh, hello, and she doesn't touch my shoulder, she had a long time to be very lucky, but in Macedonia the same thing happened, we stayed with a group of travelers and Honestly, it's just interesting, different cultures, you know, have different beliefs and I can accept that and I understand it and it causes me a little bit of fun and I'll say it's about time for one more box, yeah, I think it's a good one. one, there is this opportunity, go, a good one, I mean, just good, that was your favorite scene in all your movies, well, that's a tough question, clap, it's impossible to answer, I mean, they're all brilliant, are you?

How about what is your favorite scene from a movie? I do what it was in the past when, how do you mean we have it? Let me go, stop, grab your wall, take out your wand, have you been practicing the pretty doll moon with the hissing and hand vomiting, come now and How about a kid in Guardian? Yosa. No, it's very dark. Unfortunately, that's all we have time for today, but thank you so much for coming to talk to us. It's a real pleasure, thank you for being a wonderful audience, thank you.