I am never going to please all 100 million people who read the book. I'll be lucky if half that number are happy with me playing Christian Grey. I know there are campaigns of hate against me already.

I'm probably the worst person for 'Men's Health' to interview.

You want roles that challenge you and that scare you a little and where you can really discover something, even about yourself, that maybe you didn't understand.

I was and still am a massive fan of [Murphy] Cillian's work - always have been. Obviously he's a great deal older than me, so I've sort of grew up watching Cillian's work. But I'm very much a fan.

I'm a feminist at heart, and I'm totally aware of why people have an issue with this show.

Everyone likes a bit of competition.

I’d like to do a job where I don’t have to tie women to beds.