“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: 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)

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