Fifty Shades star Dakota Johnson reveals she is going to take the year off

Playing Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey – one of the most highly-anticipated movies of all time – comes with big bucks and Dakota Johnson is about to enjoy it by taking the rest of the year off.

The 25-year-old actress, who is the daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, has revealed that she’s going to have a holiday after she’s finished doing all of the premieres for the S&M-mad movie.
She said: "[I'll] do a bit of press for 'Fifty', and then I'm just going to take the rest of the year off.

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Dakota Johnson and mother Melanie Griffith attend the "Don Jon" New York premiere

  "I want to hang out with my friends. I want to hang out with my family - well, I sometimes want to hang out with my family!"
Dakota was "fearless and brave" throughout the filming for the movie and the connection with her on-screen lover, played by Jamie Dornan,
was "special", according to the film's director, Sam Taylor-Johnson.
She shared: "There are tough scenes in this movie, scenes where she had to be naked - and not just in the flesh. But she was utterly
fearless and brave."           

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Actress Dakota Johnson attends the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015

  Speaking of the two stars, she added: "[They] have a very special connection. I trust her with everything. She has a very level head,
and there was never really an anxious moment."
Dakota's 32-year-old co-star also spoke highly of her, revealing that she was a "perfect" actress.

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Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele taken from the trailer of their film Fifty Shades Of Grey which has been released online.

  Speaking in the February 2015 issue of Vogue magazine, he said: "Humour on a film set goes a long way. 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."