Warwick Davis Quotes

As actors, we get to hide. You can change your hair and your accent, and it's not you. You have tricks, these masks.

I like roles that people don't recognize me in.

Sexa as a character was fun to play. My mother couldn't even recognise me in the get-up of an older guy. In fact, it surprised me also. It's easily one of the most special characters I have ever played.

I think when you're playing a character in any film it's so crucial to have the costume that makes you feel like you're going to be that character.

So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.

As an actor, there are so many different people to hide behind.

I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.

I'm quite chameleon in my work - not normally looking much like I do in real life.

I became an actor so I didn't have to be myself.

It's fun to be someone else.

I was Aladdin, and then I was Captain Von Trapp from 'Sound Of Music' when I was 7 or 8, and then King Arthur. I was always the lead. I've always enjoyed being onstage, acting obnoxious, being someone that wasn't me, hiding behind a character.

They have become part of us in that if we get dressed up as them, we don't actually have to have a script. You can just become them. You just become nervy.

The fun part about doing voiceovers and all that stuff is that you're not yourself; you're some other looking thing and sounding thing and whatever else.

I think actors are attracted to the idea of other identities and concealing themselves behind some other identity.

Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.

It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor.

I love that people can't place me. They don't know my name. That's 'mission accomplished' in my world.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.

I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.

There are times I'd like to be incognito, be someplace where I might not stand out.

I'd like to have a different look for every film. As an actor, I think I should put more emphasis on my performance than on my looks.

I've done a lot of different characters, but people never recognize me. I'm not joking.

If I wear a hat and sunglasses, not as many people recognize me.

I always drastically changed my look for each role. It's gotten a little tedious in real life, also, because there's no hiding.