84 Quotes by Johnny Flynn

We all have these shades in our nature: it's a spectrum within all of us.

I had to learn how to work in a studio at first because it's a totally different creative environment to the 'bedroom recordings' I'd done before, where I could translate my own ideas without having to explain them to anyone.

If you're in a garage band, it's about being better than the band in the next-door garage. But in the folk tradition, it's more a vibe of sharing.

In my early twenties, the whole experience of going on tour was like losing myself in this slightly wild environment.

I like really bad puns - proper, red-top, nasty puns - I find them funny.

I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet.

The reason I stopped music for a while and concentrated on theatre was that it was more conducive to parenting; having the days free was quite handy. I love them both. I hope I don't have to compromise one for the other.

I'm not a funny person.

The thing I find really special in performance is that there is this slightly mystical thing that takes over when you're responding to a crowd and engaging in people's imaginations collectively in a room. I've always thought that one of the most incredible things about being alive is going to see some kind of performance like that.