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" I take bits and pieces from everything. But I think the Method can be very isolating, and sometimes it's more about ego than playing the character truthfully. "

Maxine Peake

Character

Think

Sometimes

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Said

Always

" 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!' "

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Kid

Always

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

" Every job still feels like the first time. "

Maxine Peake

Time

Job

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

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

" I'm unusual in that I've worked more as I've got older. "

Maxine Peake

Worked

Unusual

" When I'm not acting, I don't feel like an actor. "

Maxine Peake

Actor

Acting

" My favourite outfit is a giant bunny suit. I wore it in a music video for 'Are You One?' by the Chanteuse & the Crippled Claw and got to keep it. "

" 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? "

" The women I play don't sit in the corner eating lettuce leaves and talking about what designer shoes they have. "

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

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

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I Am

Acting

" 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

Clever

People

" 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. "

" I wasn't an obvious actress in any sense of the word. "