


When asked by GQ whether he regrets taking the part, Dornan said: “Look, put it this way: it’s done no harm to my career to be part of a movie franchise that has made more than $1bn. I’m a lot braver in my fiction than in real life.”ĭornan has previously opened up about his feelings surrounding some of the reactions to the Fifty Shades film franchise.

I’ve been called courageous but I’m actually quite a coward. I find it depressing that I can’t shift the self-doubt so I’m in therapy now. “I have imposter syndrome and knowing I’ve sold 165 million books doesn’t make it easier. End to end bonking would be pretty boring. At the heart of my books are the characters and their relationship, which I really care about. She added: “All I’d done was sit down and write something I’d have wanted to read, an erotic and fun romance. I couldn’t sleep and was anxious, especially around the time of the movies.” I didn’t expect such a furore and didn’t deal with it well. Writing in The Sunday Times Magazine, James admitted: “The success of Fifty Shades still confounds me.
