Materialists Star Dakota Johnson Won't 'Waste Time On Toxic Sets' With 'Mean' People
Dakota didn't share any details of any past toxic experiences but stressed she has no desire to work with unkind people.
Dakota Johnson won't 'waste time" on 'toxic" movie sets anymore. The Fifty Shades of Grey actress is relishing her behind-the-scenes role as a producer because it helps her to put together a working environment that is 'fun" and 'fulfilling". She told Variety: 'If there's not a healthy collaboration, if it's not a good match, then it's not a good match. We really don't move forward if it's not a good match."
She said: 'I can't waste time on toxic sets anymore, or in situations that are not fun or fulfilling or healthy. That's one of the perks of [producing], because I get to put amazing people together and make something." Dakota didn't share any details of any past 'toxic" experiences but stressed she has no desire to work with 'anybody who's mean or condescending or unkind."
But the Materialists star admitted that doesn't mean there isn't scope for healthy disagreements. She added: 'I love a healthy argument on a set, and I also believe that the most excellent idea wins. It's not a fight. It's not a race. It's a collaboration."
Dakota confessed she can be 'pretty vocal" when it comes to advocating for herself at work. She said: 'I think now, just being in the position of being a producer and developing my own films, I can choose all the people who are in it, and that makes a huge difference."
Dakota is preparing to make her directorial debut, with the 'amazing" Vanessa Burghardt in the lead role in the untitled movie, and although she doesn't feel confident in her filmmaking abilities, she's thrilled to be working with her pal.
She said: 'I've always felt that I'm not ready to direct a feature. I don't have the confidence, but with her, I feel very protective, and I know her very well. I can see this world, so I just won't let anybody else do it. That's the real answer."
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