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
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.
ahead behind career life simply
I don't think that there's such a thing as a career. I think that career is a myth. A career isn't what you have ahead of you. A career is what you've got behind you. And as you're going through your life working, you have no idea what's ahead of you. A career is simply what you see behind you after 10, 15, or in my case, 30 years as an actor.
begin fire wire
They begin to fire together. The more they fire together, the more they wire together.
villain
I love playing villains.
ipods albums pockets
Music is an essential part of my life and I'm completely lost without a good album to listen to or my iPod in my pocket!
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.
quilts jobs crazy
When I look back on my career - if that's what it is - it looks a bit like a crazy quilt, and I think it's just really because, when one job has finished, I've never really been in a position where I had three or four options.
couple nice play
I love the theatre. It's a perfect life for an actor: you can do a couple of movies and then go and do a play, and then go back and do another movie. It's a nice way to live your life.
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.
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.
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.