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Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
English Actress
Born: Jul 14, 1974
Always Got Me People Think You
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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
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 die. Maxine Peake
Work You Care About More Wrong Nobody Die Getting Going Realise
The 'Bolton News' is the best place for online comments. They say I'm an absolute idiot and a communist anarchist. I was never an anarchist; I was a communist! Maxine Peake
Best News Idiot Anarchist Say Online Absolute Never Comments Place Communist They Say
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 together.' Maxine Peake
Together People Hilarious Clever Think String Like Did Happen Which Sentence Used
Sometimes the darker the work, the more fun you can have. Maxine Peake
Work You Sometimes Darker More Fun
I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.' Maxine Peake
Sometimes Thought Think Please Put Private Very Personal Oh Process Should Now Actor Away
Cooking, you can keep. I've not the slightest interest in it. Maxine Peake
You Cooking Slightest Interest Keep
When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor. Maxine Peake
Feel Like Acting Actor
I find these dramas fascinating - it's a world that many of us fortunately don't dip into. The legal system is all around us, but the majority of us don't have to go into a court, so it's a way into another world that is unusual. Maxine Peake
Legal World Dramas Way System Find Dip All-Around Majority Unusual Another Court Around Go Legal System Us Fortunately Many Fascinating
Food is important in working out a character. How she eats is a window into her temperament. If I think she likes her food, I'll put on a few pounds, or lose a few if she lives on her nerves. Maxine Peake
Food Character Important Lose Few Think Out Temperament Nerves Eats Window Pounds Put Likes She How Working Lives Her
At drama school, I was told, 'Lay off the chips, or you'll never play Juliet.' Sometimes, in the stock room of the set of 'Dinnerladies,' I'd put away three or four Mars bars while waiting for a scene. Then, at 24, I lost five stone. Maxine Peake
You Waiting Sometimes School Three Lost Drama Drama School Mars Scene Lay Never Put Off Juliet Stock Five Stone While Room Chips Then Bars Away Play Four Set
When we were doing 'Criminal Justice,' they were filming 'Clash of the Titans' nearby and we kept nicking off to their catering tent and going, 'Look what they've got!' Maxine Peake
Justice Criminal Criminal Justice Clash Tent Look Catering Got Doing Were Off Going Titans Nearby Kept Filming
Nobody's impressed back home. All my friends were going, 'Oh right, so you're doing a play up in Leeds? Another depressing one is it? Do you mind if we don't bother coming?' I love that. Maxine Peake
Love Home You Mind Back All My Friends Bother Nobody Another Coming Doing Were Leeds Impressed Up Friends Going Oh Depressing Play Right
I'm a big techphobe. Someone else helps me run my Twitter; I wouldn't be able to trust myself. Maxine Peake
Myself Me Trust Big Twitter Else Run Able Someone Helps
I don't really engage with that world of technology, which might be to my detriment. Maxine Peake
Technology World Detriment Which Might Really Engage
We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet. Maxine Peake
Sense Community Because Same Planet Wider Need
I'm a big comfort eater, so if I'm feeling sorry for myself, I'll just stuff my face. Maxine Peake
Myself Face Feeling Sorry Big Eater Stuff Comfort Just
The women I play don't sit in the corner eating lettuce leaves and talking about what designer shoes they have. Maxine Peake
Women Shoes Sit Corner Eating About Talking Leaves Play Lettuce Designer
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 home and having seven children while the others jet-setted around the world. Maxine Peake
Home World Sex Others Seven Sex And The City City Staying Having Cast Like Sure Around Were Children While Appear Programme
Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box. Maxine Peake
People Some People Relevant Some Box Female Always Male Fit Might Who Specific
There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play. Maxine Peake
Great Desperate Shakespeare Female None Roles Many Play
I must admit I don't usually buy a daily paper, although I will get one if there's an interview I want to read. Maxine Peake
Buy Daily Will Interview Paper Must Admit Read Although Get Want
I left the North when I was 21 to go to drama school in London, and I stayed there 12 years. Maxine Peake
School Drama Drama School London Stayed Go Years Left North
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, and that's not what they carry out in their everyday life. Maxine Peake
Life Politics Me You People Passion Matter Everyday Life Everyday Meet Say Out Carry About Count Know Your Who Actions Socialists
I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is. Maxine Peake
Angry Women Way About Ideal Forced Bullied Male Women Are Get
It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective. Maxine Peake
Life Work Time Great Perspective Mind Sit Back Having Through Put Just Helps Things
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