“I have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite vio...” — Maxine Peake Quote

“I have recurring dreams about losing my temper, which become quite violent. I dread to think what that says about me.”

“When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out.”

“I reckoned my accent and class would count against me; I didn't see actresses as being working-class.”

“Writing is the hardest for me. It doesn't come as naturally as the other forms, and I feel far more dread during the process. Acting and voice acting are more mercurial and maybe come a little easier to me.”

“I used to dread somebody saying, 'Whatsa matter with your eye?'”

“The only superstition I have is that I must start a new book on the same day that I finish the last one, even if it's just a few notes in a file. I dread not having work in progress.”