Warwick Davis: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

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Recorded Warwick Davis said elsewhere, not written here

I didn’t have a chance to want to be anything – I became an actor at 11.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

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A ballet dancer, but it changed to being an actress when I got put in a school play.

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As an actor who happens to be short.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

This morning, because each day I feel happier.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

Still being an actor after 36 years.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

Our campervan. It’s fully kitted out, sleeps four and lowers down, so we can get in and out easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

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