Maxine Peake Quotes

You never get fans hanging out on movie sets. It just never happens.

It's such a thrill walking onto a film set.

I loved being on the set with my stepfather. I loved the magic of movies. I went on the set of 'The Mod Squad' - I mean, can you imagine? Just walking into a living room and then walking behind the living room, and it's just flat. There's nothing I love more than being on a sound stage.

On the film sets of 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse,' I feel safe. It's like you're in the center of the hurricane, but outside is where it starts to get chaotic.

We all know that people who've never been on a film set think it's way more glamorous than the people who work on them.

Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood!

Most films I've worked on have had large casts, but they've been wonderful people. I think the monkey in Pirates of the Caribbean is the most temperamental costar I've had. It would throw tantrums like you wouldn't believe.

I had the greatest time of my life making 'Saw 3.' More fun than '2' for sure.

I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this set to that set and I loved it. There's something about it which is really interesting.

I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.

When you're doing a car chase movie, you're sitting in car waiting for places or grips or stuff for quite a while.

While filming 'Annie Hall,' I never really hung out with Woody Allen.

There's so many interesting aspects of making a movie: the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations.

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think, are pretty much the same all over; you still have to wait in the trailer.

I loved being on set when I was younger.

I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.

I like going on location for films.

The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

Obviously, I've been on sets before but nothing as big as 'Twilight.' You forget sometimes that you're on set of one of the biggest movies ever- so when you just sit back and think about it its just so incredible. It's such a great learning experience.

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they're seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career acting.

I've been on sets my whole life.

I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a 'Jurassic Park.'

There's nothing like walking onto a Hollywood sound stage.