What about you?
And ask me something that you want to know.
MAN". We'll cut there.
That was a bold statement.
Dakota Johnson came in very early on and read for the part
and it was one of those moments
where I knew the part was hers.
(LAUGHING)
She has the wit and charm and intelligence of Ana.
She brings that life into that character
like I can't imagine anyone else doing.
Hi.
JOHNSON: By the time I read it, everyone had already read it.
So I knew the gist
and I knew, obviously, that it was a sexually-explicit book.
But part of the reason why I was just so excited about a film like this
is because it is controversial.
It is something that a lot of people might hate
and a lot of people might love
and that personally makes me excited.
We'd have to have something silly,
where you just stop and be amused by her cuteness.
JOHNSON: There was a sense of wanting to find someone
who could bring a bit of lightheartedness
and humor to such dark material.
Since I can't take anything seriously ever,
I think that's maybe why it worked out with me.
Hello. How do you do? Hello.
This is my father.
Pleasure to meet you. Nice to meet you.
(TALKING GIBBERISH)
And one thing that's interesting to point out about Dakota
is the pedigree of actors that she comes from in her family.
Tippi Hedren from Alfred Hitchcock's The Binds.
Her mother is Melanie Griffith. Her dad is Don Johnson.
So, she's surrounded and grew up with actors.
So, that's really shown,
both in her ability to act and with just how she handles herself,
both in the press and in the public and on set.
(LAUGHTER)
Close the doors. Close the doors.
Christian.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS) (PLAYING PIANO)
It's this really honest and weirdly magical love story.
These two people, they meet each other
and they both happen to be each other's Achilles' heel.
I think that resonates with people.
You wanna believe that that's possible.
You wanna believe that two people could fall
so madly in love with each other
and start to change for each other.
You want to believe that that can happen, that that's humanly possible.
Are you gonna make love to me now?