The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it. — 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 - I've always looked at my job in a rather simplistic way. It's like being a plumber. One day you might be fixing an early 20th century showerhead that requires real detailed work. The other day… — Alfred Molina Copy Share
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 niche quite early on of playing the foreign guy. It started way back at drama school, I played an Eastern European heavy, I played the Russian mobster. And I have done all those different ethnic roles,… — Alfred Molina Copy Share
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 behave in a certain way, they have to fulfill an audience's expectations. But as a bad guy, you have free license to take the audience by surprise. And that's what audiences want - they want unpredictability… — Alfred Molina Copy Share
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 me for half the amount of money. So anyone would think that they're stupid, that that would be a stupid move. — Alfred Molina Copy Share
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
