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" 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. "

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Maxine Peake

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Criminal Justice

Doing

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

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

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

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

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

" After my mum and dad got divorced, I was entitled to free school dinners, but my mum said, 'Under no circumstances,' because she was proud. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" 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 watch 'Take Me Out' mainly for Paddy McGuinness. When we were younger, we worked together as lifeguards at the Bolton Leisure Centre. "

" You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well. "

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

" 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. "

" I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un. "

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

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

Maxine Peake

Sometimes

Feels

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

" 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. "

" In my 20s, I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop. "

" Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box. "

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

" 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

" 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. "

" 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! "

" 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

" A few things make a person stylish: honesty, imagination with a sprinkling of humour. I still keep an eye on trends, but I don't follow them any more. "

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