Maxine Peake Quotes
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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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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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Unfortunately, at the end of the day, when you watch yourself on the screen, you are always you.
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I love hoovering. People go to therapists; I've got a Hoover.
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Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind.
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I went to the Old Bailey, and I met a judge, and I was petrified, but they were like, 'Oh, you're an actor, well, great.' It was a bit like we're cut from the same cloth a little bit.
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If I were to appear in a programme like 'Sex and the City,' I'm sure I'd be cast as the downtrodden one staying at home and having seven children while the others jet-setted around the world.
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For me, I'm still always that kid from Bolton.
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I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class.
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What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.
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I care about my work, but I don't care about getting it wrong. The more you do, the more you realise nobody's going to die.
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You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well.
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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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Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be.
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I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every waking hour.
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I was told, 'Your career's made by what you don't do,' and that always stuck with me. I drive my agent mad!
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They always said to me that I needed to be more feminine. I think it's so wrong. Being boisterous doesn't mean you are not feminine.
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I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is.
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As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely.
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Crying does not equal good acting.
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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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I'm quite cautious in most areas of my life, but I'm always happy to gamble when it comes to acting. I'm not frightened of falling on my face.
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If I feel like if there's a few too many people on that path with me, then I want to jump off and find another one.
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I think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts.