I left the North when I was 21 to go to drama school in London, and I stayed there 12 years. Maxine Peake Read Quote
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. Maxine Peake Read Quote
I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is. Maxine Peake Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I find these dramas fascinating – it’s a world that many of us fortunately don’t dip into. The legal system is all around us, but the majority of us don’t have to go into a court, so it’s a way into another world that is unusual. Maxine Peake Read Quote
I don’t have massive ambitions to be anywhere other than in this country doing good work. Maxine Peake Read Quote
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. Maxine Peake Read Quote
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. Maxine Peake Read Quote
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. Maxine Peake Read Quote
