Jonathan Bailey Quotes

Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor. Known for his comedic, dramatic, and musical roles on stage and screen, he is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award and a nomination for an Evening Standard Theatre Award.

Bailey began his career as a child actor in Royal Shakespeare Company productions and by eight was performing as Gavroche in a West End production of Les Misérables. He has since starred in contemporary plays such as South Downs in 2012, The York Realist in 2018, and Cock in 2022; in classical plays like the Royal National Theatre's Othello in 2013 and Chichester Festival Theatre's King Lear in 2017; as well as in musicals, namely the London revival of The Last Five Years in 2016 and the West End gender-swapped revival of Company for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019.

On screen, Bailey starred in the CBBC action-adventure series Leonardo and the Disney Channel musical-comedy Groove High before becoming known for his roles in the ITV crime drama Broadchurch , the BBC satire W1A , and the Channel 4 comedy Crashing . He gained international recognition for his critically acclaimed portrayal of Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton, in the Netflix Regency romance series Bridgerton . Wikipedia  

✵ 25. April 1988
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Famous Jonathan Bailey Quotes

“I think there’s something incredibly sexy about consent generally.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey Offers Up Some Bridgerton Spoilers in Harpers Bazaar https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a39598753/jonathan-bailey-bridgerton-season-2-interview-spoilers/ (1 April 2022)

“It is good to see a romance story getting the respect it deserves — people can relate because everyone gets the chance to fall in love at some point. Hopefully.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey: ‘Sex scenes? They’re less exposing for men’" in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bridgertons-jonathan-bailey-sex-scenes-theyre-less-exposing-for-men-s6m7db68j (13 March 2022)

“Any actor who thinks they're a sex symbol? Cringe.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey Is Giving Us the Vapors" in GQ https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-jonathan-bailey (9 March 2022)

“In 20 years, you don't want to be famous. You want a sustained career.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey Is Giving Us the Vapors" in GQ https://www.gq.com/story/gq-hype-jonathan-bailey (9 March 2022)

“Theatre has often saved the day for me and that’s why I’ll forever think I’m a theatre actor more than anything else.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey: brilliant from top to bottom" in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jonathan-bailey-interview-brilliant-from-top-to-bottom-z6k8fct79 (20 December 2020)

Jonathan Bailey Quotes

“There’s a lot of pressure on romance, I think, because you have to be so truthful. But that’s what you want, isn’t it? You just want to find the truth in everything.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Why romance is such serious business for Jonathan Bailey" in the Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-05-24/jonathan-bailey-viscount-anthony-bridgerton (26 May 2022)

“But with every job I’ve done that I’ve really enjoyed, I’ve never really ‘seen’ myself in it. If you can see yourself in something, you’ve probably already worked out your performance or the why. But if there’s that friction, then it means you’re going to come up with something new.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Why romance is such serious business for Jonathan Bailey" in the Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-05-24/jonathan-bailey-viscount-anthony-bridgerton (24 May 2022)

“Leadership is about authenticity and transparency. And being there. Being there as much as you can. There's a fearlessness to it."”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey is Redefining the Hollywood Heartthrob" on TIMEs Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitewpYmQdY&ab_channel=TIME (13 May 2022)

“When you’re working with a genre like romance, which is about something fundamental which connects all humans, it’s so important that we can allow everyone to see themselves in that story, and that wasn't necessarily there for me growing up.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey is Redefining the Hollywood Heartthrob" on TIMEs Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oitewpYmQdY&ab_channel=TIME (13 May 2022)

“It is a private matter [sexuality], but if there are opportunities to say something . . . I wonder if, if it would be beneficial to someone else, that responsibility is on you. It’s complicated.”

"Jonathan Bailey: From Broadchurch to the West End: the star of Sondheim’s smash hit Company in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/from-broadchurch-to-the-west-end-the-star-of-sondheims-smash-hit-company-mjppfprkr (31 October 2018)

“I’ve never doubted I would have children. It’s not something I’ve ever wavered on.”

Source: "Jonathan Bailey: From Broadchurch to the West End: the star of Sondheim’s smash hit Company in The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/from-broadchurch-to-the-west-end-the-star-of-sondheims-smash-hit-company-mjppfprkr (31 October 2018)

“Theatre is all about people. You can love a play and character and can be the right person to tell that story. But if you don’t click with the other people in the play, it won’t work.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey on starring in The York Realist, humanising LGBT history and the importance of community" in the Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/jonathan-bailey-on-starring-in-the-york-realist-humanising-lgbt-history-and-the-importance-of-community-a3761256.html (8 February 2018)

“I've never gone in as the overdog, and that's liberating and I don't want that to ever change. I just want to allow my own experiences to come through.”

"Jonathan Bailey: Jonathan Bailey: ‘I’m more in awe of musical theatre actors now than ever’" in The Stage https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/jonathan-bailey-im-more-in-awe-of-musical-theatre-actors-now-than-ever (27 October 2016)

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