Actor Quotes by Maxine Peake

My favourite outfit is a giant bunny suit. I wore it in a music video for 'Are You One?' by the Chanteuse & the…

— Maxine Peake

I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.

— Maxine Peake

I'm a big techphobe. Someone else helps me run my Twitter; I wouldn't be able to trust myself.

— Maxine Peake

I watch 'Take Me Out' mainly for Paddy McGuinness. When we were younger, we worked together as lifeguards at the Bolton Leisure Centre.

— Maxine Peake

Crying does not equal good acting.

— Maxine Peake

As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely.

— Maxine Peake

We take things at face value, don't we? You form an opinion about something immediately, but you ought to step back a bit. Take…

— Maxine Peake

I think you can tell a lot by someone's footwear - cowboy boots would put me off, as would a man in Ugg boots…

— Maxine Peake

I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties,…

— Maxine Peake

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…

— Maxine Peake

I remember when New Labour got in. I was at Salford Tech studying drama, and everyone was jumping up and down, and I was…

— Maxine Peake

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…

— Maxine Peake

For me, politics is about passion. It doesn't matter what you know; it's your actions that count. I meet people who say they're socialists,…

— Maxine Peake

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…

— Maxine Peake

I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please.

— Maxine Peake