ɪn hɪz bˈʊks, ðɪ ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl lə ɹˈuːɪsˌoʊ dˈɛs sˈɪndʒᵻz ðə ɹˈɪvɚɹ ʌv mˈʌŋkiz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ænd ðə mˈɛmwɑːɹ dʒˈeɪˈaɪ ˌaʊblɪˈeɪ də vˈuːz dˈaɪɚ aɪ fɚɡˈɑːt tə tˈɛl juː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, bɹˈiəli ɹᵻvˈiːld ðæt hiː wʌz baɪsˈɛkʃuːəl.
In his books, the autobiographical Le Ruisseau des singes (The river of monkeys) (2000) and the memoir J'ai oublié de vous dire (I Forgot to Tell You) (2004), Brialy revealed that he was bisexual.