Maxine Peake Quotes
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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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Food is important in working out a character. How she eats is a window into her temperament. If I think she likes her food, I'll put on a few pounds, or lose a few if she lives on her nerves.
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I know I sometimes come across as being quite dismissive about acting. But I'm not. It's like people reading their diaries in public. I don't want to talk about how I create characters. I find it self-indulgent.
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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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Every job still feels like the first time.
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I've always had pop-star crushes. I had a huge crush on Ian Brown.
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When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor.
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I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult.
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I love hoovering. People go to therapists; I've got a Hoover.
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It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective.
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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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The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday.
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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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Crying does not equal good acting.
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We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet.
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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 unusual in that I've worked more as I've got older.
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For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton.
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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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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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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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I think you can tell a lot by someone's footwear - cowboy boots would put me off, as would a man in Ugg boots or Crocs.
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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.