Maxine Peake Quotes
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People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence together.'
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I've always had pop-star crushes. I had a huge crush on Ian Brown.
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I take bits and pieces from everything. But I think the Method can be very isolating, and sometimes it's more about ego than playing the character truthfully.
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I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore.
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The 'Bolton News' is the best place for online comments. They say I'm an absolute idiot and a communist anarchist. I was never an anarchist; I was a communist!
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When I was a little girl, there was this unbelievably cool female bus driver who'd work near us. I remember thinking I'd like to be her when I grew up.
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Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box.
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We shouldn't still be asking, 'Have you got children? Why've you not got children? Ooh, you must have children!' Bog off, d'you know what I mean?
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We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet.
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Every job still feels like the first time.
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I think all things are political... How women are portrayed - that's a big thing for me. What is this role trying to say about women? Is this woman weak or victimised, and, if so, do we get to understand why?
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I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult.
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Nobody's impressed back home. All my friends were going, 'Oh right, so you're doing a play up in Leeds? Another depressing one is it? Do you mind if we don't bother coming?' I love that.
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My kind of work is very intense. The trouble with me is that I completely fling myself into it. I get giddy. I get terrible crushes on jobs.
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When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor.
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We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified.
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When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out.
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I love 'Splash!' and 'Take Me Out.' Not that I'd ever do 'Splash!' It's the parading on British TV in a swimming costume I couldn't handle.
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I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face.
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Music is a huge inspiration to my style. I first got into it when I was 10: the new wave mod scene.
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Unfortunately, at the end of the day, when you watch yourself on the screen, you are always you.
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I was a tomboy. I had a pudding-bowl haircut; I wore big Doc Martens and dungarees.
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The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday.
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I think with 'Silk' there's something there for everyone: it's a legal drama, but it's human as well - you get to dip into the lives of the barristers and clerks.