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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. "

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" 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

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

" I'm not a fan of reality TV. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Maxine Peake

Cool

Work

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

Maxine Peake

Amazing

Dressed

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We need a wider sense of community because we're all on the same planet. "

" 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. "

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

" I think all things are political... How women are portrayed - that's a big thing for me. What is this role trying to say about women? Is this woman weak or victimised, and, if so, do we get to understand why? "

" I was a tomboy. In my clubbing days, my friend Lucy Davies-Hunt - half-Iranian, looked like Yasmin Le Bon - could wear catsuits, while I was the one in the sweatshirt, jeans, and Fila boots. "

Maxine Peake

Tomboy

Jeans

" I went to the Old Bailey, and I met a judge, and I was petrified, but they were like, 'Oh, you're an actor, well, great.' It was a bit like we're cut from the same cloth a little bit. "

" 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. "

" Often, when I am playing difficult roles, I have a problem sleeping because I can't leave the character behind. "

Maxine Peake

Character

I Am

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Maxine Peake

I Am

Acting

" 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

Said

Always

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened. "

Maxine Peake

Sometimes

Feels

" 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

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

Maxine Peake

Acting

Kept

" Crying does not equal good acting. "

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