When I was growing up, because I was a bit overweight and boyish, I thought I wasn't attractive to the opposite sex, but I have since met lads from my school who said I just seemed unapproachable. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I'm a big techphobe. Someone else helps me run my Twitter; I wouldn't be able to trust myself. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
