I mean, sometimes we do do that, The National Anthem was a caustic satire and sometimes that's the way to go with… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
"National Anthem" was just a funny idea I'd been knocking about. I initially thought about a beloved celebrity having to do that… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I actually had that conversation with [Channel 4 Chief Creative Officer] Jay Hunt. We were at a bit of a crisis point.… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
People bemoan the loss of watercooler chat, but I think that there's more of that than ever. It's just that it's online. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
On the other hand [making a string of one-off episodes], there's a real freedom, because you're kind of reinventing the show every week. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
What I disliked most about working as a shop assistant wasn't the occasional snooty customer or the shop or the hours, but the way… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
I think the problem we have as apes is we're asking far bigger questions than we could possibly process. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
Women - why aren't you running the world yet? Frankly I'm disappointed in you. Men are still far too dominant for their own good,… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
We've got characters in the UK like Boris Johnson, who's kind of like a proto Trump in many ways even down to the crazy… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
At the other end of the spectrum, George Gideon Oliver King Rameses Osborne, the fourteen-year-old novelty Chancellor and future baronet of Ballentaylor and Ballylemon… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
We take things that would have struck us as miraculous five years ago for granted. Like Pokémon Go would have been insane, and now… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
I used to draw comics a lot. I was obsessed with 'The Young Ones,' and was massively into video games, although I was no… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share
![“I actually had that conversation with [Channel 4 Chief Creative Officer] Jay Hunt. We were at a bit of a crisis point. I'd written a totally different script - about war, basically - that got rejected at the last minute for various reasons. The whole of the series was in doubt. I said, "Well…” quote by Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/charlie-brooker-1392_anthem_i-actually-had-that-conversation-with-ch_2363967.png)
