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. — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
I went to Salford Tech. They did a two-year performing arts course. I went there singing and dancing - I had a terrible time. I turned up in green dungarees and German power boots. I was into prog rock at… — 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
