“She blew us out of the water. She understood the nuance of that passage and how to play something delicately. Dakota has the ability to play so fragile and vulnerable, but with this underlying strength that makes you feel she is going to triumph.”
– Sam Taylor-Johnson talks about Dakota and her Fifty Shades of Grey audition, Vogue
“I think about my dwindling anonymity,” she says, “and that’s really scary because a very large part of me would be perfectly happy living on a ranch in Colorado and having babies and chickens and horses—which I will do anyway.”
– Dakota Johnson on her stardom from Fifty Shades of Grey, Vogue
“I wanted to be involved because it’s so different,” says Dakota, “and it’s an intense love story.”
“I’ve never seen anything like it. But it’s confusing to the brain—I still can’t look at it objectively or wrap my head around it. The parts of the movie that are difficult to watch were even more difficult—and emotionally taxing—to shoot.”
– Dakota on shooting Fifty Shades of Grey, Vogue
“Dakota is very funny—and humor on a film set goes a long way,” says Dornan. “But she also had the ability to be a very strong dramatic actress. She’d be telling a joke one minute and breaking your heart on-screen the next—so she was perfect.”
Dakota loves the museum’s stylish exhibition of 1920s German Expressionist cinema—particularly the Weimar filmmakers’ idea of “the set of a movie being a character along with the actors, where even the wallpaper means something.” It reminds her of the Red Room on the Fifty Shades set, where “everything has a place and every drawer and cabinet and box has something in it”—though it’s not something even visible to the viewer. “Only Jamie and I knew,” she says.
“Being on a film set is the most comforting thing in the world to me. Seeing a catering truck feels like home.”
– Dakota talks about being an actress, Vogue
Well Dakota we think you are fabulous in every way. It is good to see two people, Jamie and Dakota, so dedicated to a movie that means so much to each of us in our own way. It is also good to hear that both of them are keeping their sense of humors and spirits through all this. It is one big roller coaster ride that they won’t be getting off of any time soon. We love you both for it!!
As for what the future holds for Dakota, we see her as a big star already. She is Ana is in every way. She embodies the part, and that truly makes for a great actor/actress. We know good things are on the horizon for Dakota. We can’t wait to see her on the big screen in Fifty Shades of Grey.
Until then, enjoy the many pictures and magazines both Dakota and Jamie are in! They definitely are helping to feed our frenzy. Looking forward to what comes next.
Read the entire article here.