Jamie Dornan wants to be tested by his movie roles

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Jamie Dornan attends the 11th Hamilton Behind The Camera Awards at Avalon Hollywood & Bardot on November 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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Jamie Dornan says you canโ€™t get โ€œtoo comfortableโ€ in the movie business, else โ€œyouโ€™re 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 โ€˜Fifty Shadesโ€™ franchise.

And Jamie admitted he has to make sure a role is going to โ€œtestโ€ him in order to get any satisfaction out of the experience.

He explained: โ€œItโ€™s all about seeking a challenge.

โ€œAnd if you get too comfortable in this industry, youโ€™re f*****. I believe that.

โ€œI always want to prove something to myself. Iโ€™m a bit driven in that way of always wanting to challenge myself beyond what Iโ€™ve already achieved, or what Iโ€™ve 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 Iโ€™m capable of this, whatever it is.โ€

The โ€˜Wild Mountain Thymeโ€™ star insisted he wouldnโ€™t โ€œenjoyโ€ his job as much if he didnโ€™t feel challenged.

He added to IndieWire: โ€œI think Iโ€™ve always been driven by that, but Iโ€™m more willing to admit that recently.

โ€œCall it an ambition, or a desire, or whatever, but itโ€™s something within me, to constantly test yourself. Otherwise, I just donโ€™t think I get as much out of it, I donโ€™t think Iโ€™d enjoy it as much.โ€

Meanwhile, Jamie recently confessed that dealing with โ€˜Fifty Shadesโ€™ critics was โ€œf****** difficult at timesโ€.

The big-screen adaptations of E. L. Jamesโ€™ best-selling erotic romance trilogy were โ€œobsessively loved and despised by every criticโ€, which came with its challenges.

He explained: โ€œThereโ€™s nothing like โ€˜Fifty 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.

โ€œYou know that youโ€™re 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.

โ€œBut you know that the critics will be just, you know, licking their lips and thatโ€™s exactly what happened. And we knew that was going to happen, so youโ€™re watching that play out and at times thatโ€™s f****** difficult.โ€

However, the 39-year-old actor โ€“ who starred alongside Dakota Johnson, 32, as the female protagonist Anastasia Steele โ€“ doesnโ€™t โ€œregretโ€ signing up for the blockbuster movies.

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