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.

Molina was a ubiquitous presence on British television in the early 1990s with his most high profile role being the lead in the first two series of El C. S. Molina's stage work has included two major Royal National Theatre productions Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana (as Shannon) and David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow (as Fox).

He has recently starred as Detective Ricardo Morales on the NBC police/courtroom drama Law & Order: LA and as Roger opposite Dawn French in the BBC television sitcom Roger & Val Have Just Got In. Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor known for his roles in Raiders of the Lost Ark Prick Up Your Ears The Man Who Knew Too Little Spider-Man 2 Maverick Species Not Without My Daughter Chocolat Frida Steamboy The Hoax Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The Da Vinci Code The Little Traitor An Education and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.