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Maxine Peake Quotes

English - Actress | July 14, 1974 -

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.

Girl Feel Fat Seeing Double Going

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

People Some People Always Box Who

There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare - none that I'd be desperate to play.

Great Play Desperate None Female

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.

Daily Admit Want Will Interview Buy

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

Good Faith I Am Losing Should Many

I'm not a fan of reality TV.

Reality Reality TV Fan TV

I left the North when I was 21 to go to drama school in London, and I stayed there 12 years.

School Drama Go London Years Left

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.

Life Passion Politics People Me You

I get angry about the way women are forced and bullied into what the male ideal is.

Women Angry Way Get Women Are Ideal

I remember when New Labour got in. I was at Salford Tech studying drama, and everyone was jumping up and down, and I was so upset, I went to a phone box and called my granddad.

Remember Phone Down Drama New Upset

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.

Time Politics War Cold Party Strike

Sometimes it feels like the feminist movement never happened.

Sometimes Never Movement Happened

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