--- title: "Best Johnny Flynn Sayings" description: "Johnny Flynn is an English actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick and is also known for ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/johnny-flynn-8130_challenges_i-think-the-two-are-kind-of-synonymous-f_2544638.jpg" --- # Johnny Flynn **84** quotes in **285** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Johnny Flynn is an English actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick and is also known for his performances as David Bowie in the 2020 film Stardust; Mr. Knightley in the 2020 film Emma; and a young Nicholas Winton in the 2023 film One Lif ## Quotes by Johnny Flynn · Page 3 > [I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. It's how I process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-flynn/i-think-the-two-are-kind-of-synonymous-for-me-songwriting-is-like-my/) [Johnny Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/) [Challenges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/challenges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/johnny-flynn-8130_challenges_i-think-the-two-are-kind-of-synonymous-f_2544638.jpg) > [I'm not a fan of taking too long in the studio. I always do one vocal take and jump out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-flynn/i-m-not-a-fan-of-taking-too-long-in-the-studio-i-always-do-one-vocal/) [Johnny Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/) [Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/johnny-flynn-8130_control_i-m-not-a-fan-of-taking-too-long-in-the_1071001.jpg) > [I like the idea of letting the music do its own work and the stories being more expressionful - if that's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-flynn/i-like-the-idea-of-letting-the-music-do-its-own-work-and-the-stories/) [Johnny Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/) [Imagination](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagination/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/johnny-flynn-8130_imagination_i-like-the-idea-of-letting-the-music-do_5469.jpg) > [The reason I stopped music for a while and concentrated on theatre was that it was more conducive to parenting; having the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-flynn/the-reason-i-stopped-music-for-a-while-and-concentrated-on-theatre/) [Johnny Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/) [Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/johnny-flynn-8130_hope_the-reason-i-stopped-music-for-a-while-a_379527.jpg) ## Johnny Flynn by topic [Music (18)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/johnny-flynn/) [Song (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/johnny-flynn/) [Theatre (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/johnny-flynn/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/johnny-flynn/) [Actor (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/johnny-flynn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-flynn/#itemlist", "name": "Johnny Flynn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the two are kind of synonymous for me; songwriting is like my form of diary making. 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