Maxine Peake Quotes

Not a portion of each day but a portion of each life ought to be allotted to essential labor, while the remaining years should be completely dedicated to leisure, appreciation — and a goal.

I don't look at things goin', 'Oh, is this gonna make me rich? Is this gonna make me a star? Am I gonna win awards?' If all that stuff happens, great. Who cares? I still have to wake up in the morning and go to work and be happy to do it.

I grew up in this industry. I'm a third generation actor, and I believe strongly that life and career are two different things. Career is inside my life. I'm also a photographer, a pianist, and lots of different things, so my life consists of so many different elements that there are moments when I have to step away and be me.

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

I'm in a small percentage of people that get to do what they love to do for a living. I'm lucky.

I would rather work less and do the things that I really want to do.

My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.

The European style of living is seductive: fewer hours worked, more hours at the cafe, less concern over self-betterment. But that style of living does not produce a purposeful life.

That my business success is equal to my personal life.

But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.

What I love about how my career has gone up to this point is that I've always, always put my head down on my pillow at night, and I've been able to say that I've done, honestly, what I've felt like I wanted to do. And that's really all you can hope for in everything you do.

To get to be somebody who gets to love what they do for a living, that's so rare, and so there must be some kind of price you have to pay.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

A lot of actors think they can't be happy without the acting... But I think I couldn't be happy with it anymore.

I took some time out for life.

Business is not the aim of life; it's a game.

If you can build your career around your passions, then you're winning in life; that's one of the best things you can ask for.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

I prioritize in life. I like to work, I do TV shows, I do a lot of Iron Man training. I enjoy kicking back on a good night and drinking wine until I go to bed, and having fun with my friends. You just have to make time for it and keep it balanced.

And much as I enjoy writing and creating stuff, I don't enjoy it so much that I am willing to give up any time that could otherwise be spent performing.

The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.

Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky.

A career is all very well, but no one lives by work alone.

A lot of people don't enjoy their job, they may even hate it, but I am lucky enough to be able to make a living through my passion.