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" 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. "

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" I used to think the store detective had followed me all the way home and would knock on the door and go, 'Hello, is this your daughter? She's got three blue lipsticks and a moisturiser from Boots in her bag.' We just used to nick crap. Not even stuff we wanted. "

Maxine Peake

Think

Blue

" 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 couldn't handle. "

" The first posh meal out I had was on my 10th birthday. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We still have an underclass in this country who are constantly ignored and vilified. "

" What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female. "

" 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. "

" I think, as a woman, you've got to make so many sacrifices. "

" As I've got older, I've got slightly more fussy. You've got less time; you need to use it wisely. "

" I think people expect me to dress a bit like Veronica from 'Shameless,' in vest tops and denim skirts. "

" I'm really unimaginative - once I like something, I fix on it. "

" What's wrong with wanting the best for everybody? "

" I left the North when I was 21 to go to drama school in London, and I stayed there 12 years. "

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

" I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult. "

" I have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite violent. I dread to think what that says about me. "

Maxine Peake

Think

Dreams

" 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? "

" 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

Feel

People

" As a human, if you're in a scary situation, you pretty much forget about everything else! You just try and survive. "

" I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure. "

" 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 in the vista first. "

" Everybody's in a situation; everybody has a story. It's about finding out why. "

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

" Pay in the acting world hasn't kept up with inflation. "

Maxine Peake

Acting

Kept

" Generally, I am losing faith in telly, as we do have good dramas but not as many as there should be. "

" When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out. "

" 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. "

" I don't have massive ambitions to be anywhere other than in this country doing good work. "

" 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. "