I pitched Jay Hunt the opening scene (prime minister, middle of the night, he's woken up...). She paused, and then she laughed. She was very intrigued and all that, and then she said, "Does it have to be a pig?"… — 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. I'd written a totally different script - about war, basically - that got rejected at the last minute… — 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
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