Deep Roy

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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