Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
Alfredo "Alfred" Molinais an English actor, known for his roles in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Enchanted April, Maverick, Boogie Nights, Chocolat, Spider-Man 2, The Da Vinci Code, An Education, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Rangoand Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 May 1953
leading leads man romantic size
Yeah, when you're kind of my size and look the way I do, leading man romantic leads aren't going to come your way.
close deep group hands lots myth private shake sharing worked
There are only two people, out of all the actors that I've worked with, who I can say I'm really close friends with. I have lots of acquaintances, but only two of them are real friends. You're just part of the group he has to shake hands with. It's part of the myth that we're all phoning each other and sharing deep secrets, private things.
clubbing gregarious group nice night quite
I'm a quite gregarious person. I'm not out clubbing every night or anything like that, but I socialize. I have a nice group of friends.
begin fire wire
They begin to fire together. The more they fire together, the more they wire together.
school boys growth
When I was younger I was always big; I was a fat boy at school. I had an early growth spurt, and when I went to secondary school I was tall enough to be a policeman.
cameras actors moments
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.
jobs thinking feelings
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 you've mastered it or sort of nailed it... You can never be satisfied. If you're satisfied, it's time to retire.
jobs nice thinking
I never made conscious choices. There were times in my life that I chose the first job that came along because I was broke. I think that there were maybe a handful of times that I had a choice. In recent years, Ive had more of a choice, and its been very nice to have that choice, but most of the time, you just hope that theres another job after this one.
hands creative roles
If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive movies. I dont want to seem biting the hands that feed me, but with big movies, especially with a lot of effects, the role of the actor is somewhat diminished.
up-in-the-air feet three
You're suspended sixty feet up in the air, you've been up there for three hours, and all the shot requires is that you have to sort of react to getting punched in the head.
jobs thinking bored
I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an actor was to try and make each job as different as possible.
mean strive certain
To be challenged means to strive. I'm almost certain that's true.
actors opinion respect-yourself
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.
jobs facts kind
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 enjoying my work, and I'm enjoying the fact that the work I'm doing is garnering some interest and that's great. I just hope that it continues.