Maxine Peake

If I feel like if there's a few too many people on that path with me, then I want to jump off…

— Maxine Peake

Food is important in working out a character. How she eats is a window into her temperament. If I think she likes…

— Maxine Peake

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…

— Maxine Peake

You don't want to bash viewers over the head with a blunt message or lecture them - they'd soon get bored with…

— Maxine Peake

People think I'm clever, which is hilarious. I'm like, 'When did this happen? People used to think I couldn't string a sentence…

— Maxine Peake

I was a tomboy. In my clubbing days, my friend Lucy Davies-Hunt - half-Iranian, looked like Yasmin Le Bon - could wear…

— Maxine Peake

At drama school, I was told, 'Lay off the chips, or you'll never play Juliet.' Sometimes, in the stock room of the…

— Maxine Peake

I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at…

— Maxine Peake

I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class.

— Maxine Peake

I must admit I don't usually buy a daily paper, although I will get one if there's an interview I want to…

— Maxine Peake

Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific…

— Maxine Peake

Every job still feels like the first time.

— Maxine Peake

I know I sometimes come across as being quite dismissive about acting. But I'm not. It's like people reading their diaries in…

— Maxine Peake

I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face.

— Maxine Peake

What's wrong with wanting the best for everybody?

— Maxine Peake

I've always had pop-star crushes. I had a huge crush on Ian Brown.

— Maxine Peake

I do, in a strange way, care deeply what people think.

— Maxine Peake

They always said to me that I needed to be more feminine. I think it's so wrong. Being boisterous doesn't mean you…

— Maxine Peake

I think all things are political... How women are portrayed - that's a big thing for me. What is this role trying…

— Maxine Peake

I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment.

— Maxine Peake

'Toast of London' is a must-watch. Matt Berry's off-the-wall humour is slightly surreal and a little bit deviant. That's why I also…

— Maxine Peake

I am an actor. I love acting, and I absolutely love what I do, but I don't want it to be every…

— Maxine Peake

I went to the Old Bailey, and I met a judge, and I was petrified, but they were like, 'Oh, you're an…

— Maxine Peake

I look up to the older generation of men - Arthur Scargill, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn - but my main role model…

— Maxine Peake

Nobody's impressed back home. All my friends were going, 'Oh right, so you're doing a play up in Leeds? Another depressing one…

— Maxine Peake