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Jamie Dornan says you canโt get โtoo comfortableโ in the movie business, else โyouโre f*****โ.
The 39-year-old actor has made a conscious effort to not get typecast since starring as bondage-loving billionaire Christian Grey in the X-rated โFifty Shadesโ franchise.
And Jamie admitted he has to make sure a role is going to โtestโ him in order to get any satisfaction out of the experience.
He explained: โItโs all about seeking a challenge.
โAnd if you get too comfortable in this industry, youโre f*****. I believe that.
โI always want to prove something to myself. Iโm a bit driven in that way of always wanting to challenge myself beyond what Iโve already achieved, or what Iโve already sort of dealt with. I want the next thing to be something I have to work really hard to prove to myself โ and potentially to other people โ that Iโm capable of this, whatever it is.โ
The โWild Mountain Thymeโ star insisted he wouldnโt โenjoyโ his job as much if he didnโt feel challenged.
He added to IndieWire: โI think Iโve always been driven by that, but Iโm more willing to admit that recently.
โCall it an ambition, or a desire, or whatever, but itโs something within me, to constantly test yourself. Otherwise, I just donโt think I get as much out of it, I donโt think Iโd enjoy it as much.โ
Meanwhile, Jamie recently confessed that dealing with โFifty Shadesโ critics was โf****** difficult at timesโ.
The big-screen adaptations of E. L. Jamesโ best-selling erotic romance trilogy were โobsessively loved and despised by every criticโ, which came with its challenges.
He explained: โThereโs nothing like โFifty Shadesโ in terms of, it was based on books and we were staying very close to these books. These books were loved by fandom. Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.
โYou know that youโre going to have these movies that are for the fans, that the fans are going to love, that are gonna make a ton of money.
โBut you know that the critics will be just, you know, licking their lips and thatโs exactly what happened. And we knew that was going to happen, so youโre watching that play out and at times thatโs f****** difficult.โ
However, the 39-year-old actor โ who starred alongside Dakota Johnson, 32, as the female protagonist Anastasia Steele โ doesnโt โregretโ signing up for the blockbuster movies.