I used to draw comics a lot. I was obsessed with 'The Young Ones,' and was massively into video games, although I… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
[British television series] Hammer House of Horror. I used to really enjoy these one-off stories where often there would be an incredibly… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
When I was a chain smoker, I used to wake up and the first thing I'd do was reach for a cigarette,… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I haven't always been the kind of man who plays videogames. I used to be the kind of boy who played videogames. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
My theory is that we used to have several personalities, and now we're encouraged to have one online. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Everyone had clearly spent far too long perfecting their appearance. I used to feel intimidated by people like this; now I see… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I was more aware initially of shows like Tales of the Unexpected. And the BBC used to put on a lot of… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
In comedy writing, a sitcom plot is basically the same thing: What's the worst thing that could happen? But you're playing it… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I saw The Twilight Zone for the first time when I was 12 or 13. I used to stay up late to watch. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think the problem we have as apes is we're asking far bigger questions than we could possibly process. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image