I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and we're doing a scene where I'm off camera, I'm treating that as a rehearsal. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
Screen work always boils down to that moment between the camera and the actor or the actors. It always boils down to that, ultimately. You serve the camera. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I like doing everything - theater and film, radio and TV, comedy and tragedy. I love it all. And I've never really planned anything… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me. — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I think, because of my background, which is slightly more exotic than the average British actor, I think, I sort of occupied this little… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
Playing villains is very liberating because unlike the leading man, nothing is expected of you. Leading men have to look good, they have to… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I'm not qualified to do anything else. So there better be another job. I'm kind of stuck now. I'm enjoying my life and I'm… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and we're doing… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
I love theater work because of the immediate effect your performance has on the audience. And I love the repetition; I love getting on… — Alfred Molina Copy Share Image
