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Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
English Actress
Born: Jul 14, 1974
Always Got Me People Think You
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A few things make a person stylish: honesty, imagination with a sprinkling of humour. I still keep an eye on trends, but I don't follow them any more. Maxine Peake
Honesty Few Imagination Humour Trends Eye Follow More Make Stylish Still Person Few Things Any Them Keep Things
I've always had pop-star crushes. I had a huge crush on Ian Brown. Maxine Peake
Brown Had Crush Crushes Always Huge
I look up to the older generation of men - Arthur Scargill, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn - but my main role model has been my step-granddad Jim. He's brilliant, very political, quite eccentric. Maxine Peake
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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 the time - Gong and Hawkwind - and I was clumping around. Maxine Peake
Time Power Singing Two-Year Dancing Boots Had Performing Performing Arts Terrible Course Around Rock Up German Green Did Arts Gong Turned Tech
Crying does not equal good acting. Maxine Peake
Good Equal Crying Does Good Acting Acting
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. Maxine Peake
People Sometimes Reading Characters Find About Come Like Know Talk Self-Indulgent How Diaries Quite Being Want Public Create Across Acting
I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it. Maxine Peake
Once Something Like Fix Really Unimaginative
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. Maxine Peake
Me You Man Think Tell Boots Would Someone Put Footwear Lot Off Cowboy
As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely. Maxine Peake
Time You Older Slightly Fussy More Wisely Got Use Less Less Time Need
I remember when New Labour got in. I was at Salford Tech studying drama, and everyone was jumping up and down, and I was so upset, I went to a phone box and called my granddad. Maxine Peake
Phone Remember Down Drama Everyone Remember When Studying New Box Got Up Up And Down Jumping Labour Upset Tech
I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore. Maxine Peake
Films Gigs Folklore Inspired Yellow Clouded Sea English Jean Swing Vintage Early
It's interesting when people say, 'You always play strong women,' because as far as I'm concerned, women are strong. I think that's what women are. We have got that vulnerability, but we have got that strength. We are survivors. Maxine Peake
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I think with 'Silk' there's something there for everyone: it's a legal drama, but it's human as well - you get to dip into the lives of the barristers and clerks. Maxine Peake
You Legal Think Drama Everyone Dip Silk Something Well Get Human Lives
I joined the Communist Party when I was 18. When I was 10, there was the miners' strike, and the Cold War was going on; it was quite a potent time to get involved in politics. I got involved through my grandfather, who was a member. Maxine Peake
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Every job still feels like the first time. Maxine Peake
Time Job First Every Feels Like First Time Still
I'm very independent, probably quite selfish, and like being able to disappear at the drop of a hat without having to explain myself - most men would find that a pain, wouldn't they? Maxine Peake
Myself Selfish Men Drop Pain Independent Would Hat Find Able Having Disappear Like Most Without Very Quite Being Explain
When I graduated, I was my biggest ever: 15 stone, with a boyfriend - my first - of just 11 stone. I was 23 years old. It wasn't just affecting my career: it was a health issue as well. Maxine Peake
Health Old First Well Boyfriend Issue Years Affecting Stone Graduated Just Biggest Ever Career
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. Maxine Peake
Saying You Business Tough Believe Out Tough Business Through Well Go Deathbed Sell Get Want Your Keep
I think, as a woman, you've got to make so many sacrifices. Maxine Peake
You Woman Think Sacrifices Make Got Many
'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 love 'House of Fools.' Maxine Peake
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We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified. Maxine Peake
Country Constantly Still Ignored Who Vilified
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. Maxine Peake
Me People Path Too Many People Few Too Find Feel Like Another Off Jump Want Then Many
We shouldn't still be asking, 'Have you got children? Why've you not got children? Ooh, you must have children!' Bog off, d'you know what I mean? Maxine Peake
You Must Know Got Still Off Children Mean Asking
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. Maxine Peake
Me You Think More Wrong Said Always Feminine Being Mean Boisterous Needed
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
School Thought Sex Met Bit Seemed Since Attractive Because Said Boyish Opposite Opposite Sex Up Overweight Just Lads Who Growing Growing Up
Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind. Maxine Peake
Character Problem Difficult Sleeping Because Am Leave Roles Often Behind Playing
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