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… — 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
