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> [I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-enjoy-playing-villains-i-m-very-proud-that-i-belong-to-a-very/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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> [Playing villains is very liberating because unlike the leading man, nothing is expected of you. Leading men have to look good, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/playing-villains-is-very-liberating-because-unlike-the-leading-man/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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> [I love playing villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-love-playing-villains/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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## More by Alfred Molina

> [I like doing everything - theater and film, radio and TV, comedy and tragedy. I love it all. And I've never really planned anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-like-doing-everything-theater-and-film-radio-and-tv-comedy-and/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-love-working-fast-i-don-t-relish-the-director-who-wants-to-do-25-to/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/character-actors-aren-t-a-brand-in-the-same-way-that-high-profile/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/even-at-drama-school-if-there-was-a-part-of-some-eastern-european/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [I think, because of my background, which is slightly more exotic than the average British actor, I think, I sort of occupied this little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-think-because-of-my-background-which-is-slightly-more-exotic-than/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-enjoy-playing-villains-i-m-very-proud-that-i-belong-to-a-very/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [Playing villains is very liberating because unlike the leading man, nothing is expected of you. Leading men have to look good, they have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/playing-villains-is-very-liberating-because-unlike-the-leading-man/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-m-not-qualified-to-do-anything-else-so-there-better-be-another-job/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-ve-worked-with-actors-who-treat-the-first-two-takes-like-rehearsals/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/my-father-was-a-waiter-basically-and-when-i-got-my-first-professional/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [To be challenged means to strive. I'm almost certain that's true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/to-be-challenged-means-to-strive-i-m-almost-certain-that-s-true/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [I love theater work because of the immediate effect your performance has on the audience. And I love the repetition; I love getting on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-love-theater-work-because-of-the-immediate-effect-your-performance/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [I do remember being a fan of the Marvel characters and not liking the DC characters at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-do-remember-being-a-fan-of-the-marvel-characters-and-not-liking-the/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [Every job is different. I don't think that I've ever had that wonderful feeling when you've finished a job or where you feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/every-job-is-different-i-don-t-think-that-i-ve-ever-had-that/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

> [If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive movies. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/if-anything-as-a-general-rule-the-cheaper-the-movie-the-more-creative/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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