Quotes from Maxine Peake
People will always respond to high-class drama.
— Maxine Peake
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.
— Maxine Peake
As a human, if you're in a scary situation, you pretty much forget about everything else! You just try and survive.
— Maxine Peake
I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un.
— Maxine Peake
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
Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened.
— Maxine Peake
I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.
— Maxine Peake
I watch 'Take Me Out' mainly for Paddy McGuinness. When we were younger, we worked together as lifeguards at the Bolton Leisure Centre.
— Maxine Peake
Crying does not equal good acting.
— Maxine Peake
What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.
— Maxine Peake
I'm inspired by films from the early '50s, especially Jean Simmons in 'The Clouded Yellow' - and by vintage swing, psychobilly gigs, sea shanties, and English folklore.
— Maxine Peake
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.
— Maxine Peake