Jamie Dornan

“I don't think if you looked up all the main points of feminism I would tick every one essentially myself.”

“Now and again, an actor will blow my mind by doing something really unexpected, like Mickey Rourke or Christopher Walken - you have absolutely no idea what they're going to do, which is really thrilling to watch.”

“There's no easy time to lose a parent.”

“I could eat 10 packs of Hula Hoops a day and not think about it.”

“I've always needed to bulk up, so until the modeling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work. I'm over the Big Macs now, but I'll still drop down and do my press ups whenever I find the time.”

“I guess I'm just lucky with my genes.”

“I don't like myself without a beard.”

“Because I used to play a lot of sport, I've always been in decent enough shape. When I used to get asked to do a bit of body work before a photo shoot I'd lie and say, 'Yeah, I'm going to the gym.' I literally never did anything.”

“Christian Grey - he isn't a real person. He's a superhero. A myth. He's like Bigfoot! He's unbelievable. He's unattainable. There's no actor in the world who could live up to that.”

“Although just being employed as an actor is a big thing, I'm not sure I'd be satisfied playing the same character for 30 years; it's not why I want to do this for a living.”

“Basically, I've always had a complex with the way I walk. I've not always been told I've got a bad walk, but someone's always commented on my walk.”

“Modelling doesn't hold you back in L.A. at all.”

“People expect me to be stupid. I'm not saying I'm Stephen Fry, but it is amazing the perception people have.”

“I was a skinny guy growing up, and I still feel like that same skinny kid.”

“When I think of sex symbols, I think of posters my two sisters had on their bedroom walls.”

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

“I'm amazed if people are happy in their own skin.”

“They do very classy, sexy television in the U.S. - and they pay a lot more, so there's always that draw!”

“One of my favorite things about my life is that I have the same group of friends that I grew up with. I love them so dearly, and we give each other a hard time.”

“I feel pretty secure about who I am.”