A remote control apparatus which controls a display apparatus is provided. The remote control apparatus includes a body having a roly-poly shape, a sensor which senses a motion of the body, and a controller which transmits a signal which corresponds to a sensed result of the sensor and controls operations of the display apparatus. The controller determines a user interaction according to a sensed result of the sensor, and reads from a storage a control command which corresponds to the user interaction and transmits the read control command to the display apparatus. The body has its center of mass in its lower portion and the lower portion is heavier than its upper portion.