Alfred Molina

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

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.

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.

I've never really been somebody who likes to hit it straight. That's just never been my forte, I guess.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.