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Maxine Peake Quotes

I'm always an advocate of 'acting is reacting,' which can be difficult.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: english
Birth: July 14, 1974

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Acting Difficult Always Advocate

I think failing the qualifying or the 11-plus actually hurt me more than I realised. After I'd become a professor of physics at the Open University, I suddenly thought, 'This is a bit silly.' So I suddenly became much more open about it. But I think probably I was hurt by the failure and didn't want to talk about it.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Failure Me Think Hurt Thought Silly

The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions.

Time Learn Separation Human Over

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

John Dalberg-Acton

Short Long Argument Long Term Used

Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, lest it should find its way into my heart.

Heart Money Me Hands Find Burn

I'm kind of obsessed with Instagram. I like the fact that you can really express yourself. Obviously, there are limits, but you can always show a lot of your personality and day to day things that no one would ever know.

Day Personality Yourself Limits You

I think when I was younger, I used to sort of long to be a part of films that were really gritty and hardcore in a way.

Think Long Way Used Younger I Think

In my own creations, the earliest influence came from the ancient civilisations of Egypt, China, Africa and Persia. In fact, one of my earlier creations was a range of tunics, made from silk procured from the islands of Madagascar.

Influence Egypt Africa My Own China

I'm glad I didn't get to WWE until I did because I was more complete at 32 than I was at 25. It all happens for a reason.

More Reason Because Complete Get

I think 'The Act of Killing' forced people to look at the problem, but the problem is actually a state run by thugs, or a shadow state, a part of the state that's run by thugs, and a military that enjoys complete legal - not just impunity, but immunity.

Joshua Oppenheimer

Shadow People Think Legal Problem

If music was made by some kind of critical theorist, it would sound like my music.

Music Kind Sound Like Critical Made

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.

Rich Famous You I Can Want Whatever

As a kid, I spent every summer bent over a stack of books, obsessively writing detailed reports on each one.

Writing Summer Kid Over Reports

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