I'm a worrier. In the UK, if I'm known for anything, it's sort of for being cynical. Charlie Brooker More Quotes by Charlie Brooker More Quotes From Charlie Brooker Most of the books I read these days are children's books at bedtime. Charlie Brooker bedtimebookchildren I could worry about pretty much anything you put in front of me, so I'm not actually sort of anti-technology. So it doesn't sort of come out of that. It's not like a fear of the future. It's a fear of everything. Charlie Brooker fear-of-the-futuretechnologyworry "National Anthem" was just a funny idea I'd been knocking about. I initially thought about a beloved celebrity having to do that - and then I watched an episode of 24. In my head, I was writing almost a parody of a 24-style president woken in the middle of the night with a crisis. It seemed more interesting to play it ultrastraight and to have the viewer's initial reaction be one of laughter and disbelief - and just have the whole thing become progressively more uncomfortable. Charlie Brooker laughterwritingnight [The rumor that David Cameron maybe once did this unspeakable thing with a pig's head] it was freakish and weird. It seemed such a coincidence that I couldn't quite process it. And then, as it sank in, I genuinely had the thought, "Am I living in a Truman Show sort of VR simulation designed to send me insane?" Charlie Brooker rumorinsanepigs I've always had a bad attention span. Charlie Brooker attention-spanattention One of the benefits of aligning yourself with an indistinct cluster of people is that claiming to feel their pain is often enough. Charlie Brooker empathypainpeople Technology is a global thing and wherever you go, people are prodding the same devices and worrying in the same way and have had their lives slightly altered in the same way. Charlie Brooker technologyworrypeople Everyone had clearly spent far too long perfecting their appearance. I used to feel intimidated by people like this; now I see them as walking insecurity beacons, slaves to the perceived judgment of others, trapped within a self- perpetuating circle of crushing status anxiety. Charlie Brooker crushcirclesself I've instinctively hated the Tories since birth. Charlie Brooker birthhated Being slagged off is good for you. It thickens the skin and strengthens the backbone. Charlie Brooker backboneskins Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which is a pity because this week the National Association of Beholders wrote to tell me that I've got a face like a rucksack full of dented bells. Charlie Brooker bellseyeassociation If someone doesn't respond to a phone call, I think they've died. Charlie Brooker phone-callphonesomeonethink In the early '80s, the arcade game Pac-Man was twice as popular as oxygen. Charlie Brooker twicegameearlyoxygen I've never lost that freelance mentality. You can't take a holiday because you're worried the work will dry up. Charlie Brooker neveryouholidaywork If you're living in a dystopia, you don't necessarily want to look at another one. Charlie Brooker lookyoulivingwant Is hacking ever acceptable? It depends on the motive. Charlie Brooker everhackingdependsmotive The fashion industry is an immense cultural and social blight that only gets a free pass because its would-be detractors are scared it'll start criticising their haircut. Charlie Brooker haircutfreestartfashion If I ran a national burger franchise - which I don't - I'd make it a rule that no two customers can be greeted with precisely the same words and that every third customer must be grossly insulted as a matter of course. Just to keep the atmosphere nice and lively. And to keep the staff laughing. Charlie Brooker burgerwordsnicematter A cupcake is just a muffin with clown puke topping. Charlie Brooker muffinjustpukeclown I liked 'Making A Murderer,' 'Master of None.' 'Stranger Things' I watched along with everyone else in the world. 'Narcos,' I really liked 'Narcos' a lot. Charlie Brooker mastereveryonethingsworld
