English critic & satirist (1957- )
I think politics is too important to be left to politicians.
CRAIG BROWN
The Independent, 2013
Journalism could be described as turning one's enemies into money.
CRAIG BROWN
London Daily Telegraph
It's not enough to be right. You also have to be interesting.
CRAIG BROWN
Daily Telegraph, October 24, 2016
I don't think there's any more dispiriting sight than a great work of art reduced to a slogan on a mug.
CRAIG BROWN
Daily Telegraph, November 22, 2010
Improbability is no barrier to gossip.
CRAIG BROWN
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
There's nothing worse than a celebrity trying to be funny. Unless it's a politician trying to be serious.
CRAIG BROWN
Daily Telegraph, September 9, 2013
There are few things more frustrating than being forced to sit through a bad film with someone who thinks it's a masterpiece.
CRAIG BROWN
The Lost Diaries
There's nothing quite so depressing as a man in a suit who's lost his sense of humor.
CRAIG BROWN
The Marshmallow Test
I've always been fascinated by famous people, but I'm more interested in the flaws and quirks that make them human than in their public image.
CRAIG BROWN
The Times, 2016
One of the things I love about writing satire is that it's a way of poking fun at the powerful. It's a way of speaking truth to power.
CRAIG BROWN
The Spectator, 2019
The trouble with success is that it's never enough. You always want more.
CRAIG BROWN
This is Craig Brown
The past is a foreign country -- and increasingly I don't want to visit.
CRAIG BROWN
Daily Telegraph, February 28, 2011
In a world where everyone is trying to be someone else, it's important to remember who you are and what you stand for.
CRAIG BROWN
The Hounding of John Thomas
Biography is at the mercy of information, and information about the Royal Family is seldom there when you want it. Or rather, there is a wealth of information, but most of it is window-dressing: the shop itself is shut, visible only through the front window, its private offices firmly under lock and key.
CRAIG BROWN
Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
I'm always looking for ways to make people laugh, but I also want to make them think. That's the real challenge of satire.
CRAIG BROWN
The Independent, 2014
In a world where everything is available online, the idea of sitting down with a book may seem archaic. But there's still something about holding a physical object in your hand, turning the pages and smelling the ink that can't be replicated on a screen.
CRAIG BROWN
The Guardian, 2018
People are always looking for a shortcut to success, but there's no substitute for hard work and dedication.
CRAIG BROWN
The Craig Brown Collection
I'm a great believer in the power of laughter. I think it can bring people together, even when they disagree about everything else.
CRAIG BROWN
The Times, 2019
The most important thing about money is that it buys you freedom. The more money you have, the more options you have.
CRAIG BROWN
One on One
It's a strange feeling to be both famous and unknown at the same time.
CRAIG BROWN
The Craig Brown Collection