Dakota Johnson (’Our Friend’) on compassion and doing things that scare her

Dakota Johnson is one of the more fascinating actors working in Hollywood today. Where some performers are easily defined by what types of roles they seemingly thrive in, Johnson continually goes for an array of roles that span a multitude of genres. She’s come a long way from her first role in The Social Network and the 2016 BAFTA Rising Star Award winner doesn’t seem to back down from a challenge. She’s worked hard to shake the stigma of having famous Hollywood parents (Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith) as well as move on from the Fifty Shades series that cemented her stardom by working with Luca Guadagnino twice, first in A Bigger Splash with Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes and again in his remake of Suspiria (also with Swinton), which drew rave reviews from critics, in Bad Times at the El Royale where her performance stood out amongst a very crowded and talented ensemble and in 2019, playing a critical role in The Peanut Butter Falcon which had some award season buzz. Johnson i