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BAFTA award winner Alfred Molina opened up about failing to live up to his father's expectations in a heartbreaking clip.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, actor Alfred, 70, broke down as he said he 'disappointed his father' by pursuing an acting career and he sadly died before he was successful.
Alfred said that his father wanted him to become a waiter and while he did do that for a bit, he took a lesser paid acting job because it is 'what he loved'.
But he said his couldn't understand it and looked at him like he was 'lost'
Alfred had a hugely successful West End career and made his film debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, going onto receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida alongside Salma Hayek in 2002.
Welling up, Alfred said: 'I think if my dad had lived a little longer I think he hopefully would have realised that I hadn't wasted my time.'
Heartbreaking moment BAFTA winner Alfred Molina got emotional as he claimed he 'disappointed his father' by pursuing an acting career and wished he had lived longer to see he didn't 'waste his time'
Alfred had a hugely successful West End career and made his film debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, going onto receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida alongside Salma Hayek in 2002, (pictured)
In the two-minute-long video, Alfred recalled a heartbreaking conversation with his late father.
He said: 'My dad got me a job as a waiter, in the restaurant where he was working and if I say so myself, I was a good waiter.
'[This was] to the point where management offered me the chance to do a two-week management training course and I turned it
