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
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.
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.
character men actors
Character actors aren't a brand in the same way that high-profile leading men are.
italian actors inspired
There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.
two actors rehearsal
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.
thinking would-be actors
I think it would be a problem if Hollywood was casting British actors only as villains; if that were the case, then certainly there would be cause for concern.
want directors actors
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.
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.
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.