Alfred Molina Quotes

When you`re kind of my size and look the way I do, leading man romantic leads aren`t going to come your way.

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.

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

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.

I`ve been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations.

To be challenged means to strive. I`m almost certain that`s true.

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.

I love playing villains.

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.

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.

My father was a waiter basically, and when I got my first professional job as an actor, I left a job that he found me for half the amount of money. So anyone would think that they`re stupid, that that would be a stupid move.

I do remember being a fan of the Marvel characters and not liking the DC characters at all.

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.