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" 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

Politics

Grandfather

Party

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" When I was a little girl, there was this unbelievably cool female bus driver who'd work near us. I remember thinking I'd like to be her when I grew up. "

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Cool

Work

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" I get very irate with actors when they talk about how distressing it all is. I mean, it's only acting. Please. "

" It's great having time to just sit back and work through things in my mind. It helps put life into perspective. "

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Maxine Peake

Think

Dreams

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

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" I didn't have my first serious boyfriend until I was 23. Then after that, I went out with a guy I'd been best friends with all through drama school. "

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

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" If I dress up, I try to wear something that's still a bit me, but then I regret it when I see that everyone else has dressed up more and looks amazing. "

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Amazing

Dressed

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Maxine Peake

Count

See

" 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. "