Maxine Peake Quotes

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process.

I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method.

I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.

Acting is the most difficult job in the world.

I believe an actor should be shameless.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an actor.

I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

I don't like to intellectualize about my acting.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

Acting is a mysterious process.

When it comes to the acting stuff, I like to show up for a couple days and kind of be outrageous and silly, and go back to my day job.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.