This summer, the Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson star in one of the summer’s most anticipated releases, A24’s Materialists, from Past Lives director Celine Song.
In the latest issue of ELLE UK, Pedro interviews Dakota, his friend and co-star.
Here’s are highlights of Dakota Johnson’s interview with ELLE UK:
- She faced challenges in school, particularly with time management and math.
- Speaking to her friend and co-star in Materialists, Johnson revealed: ‘I was bad at basic school stuff because I never learnt time management or did my homework. I enjoyed English. I was good at Spanish, I was not at math. I did visual arts, and then at one point they had a pseudo-theatre program that I was a part of, and then I got kicked out of it because I abandoned my schoolwork and started failing classes.’
- Pedro asks Dakota where is home now?
- “I feel home is Malibu now. I like it, and I like that you are not so far away. I also think, in my deepest truth, I feel I don’t live anywhere. I nest kind of wherever I am. If I’m in a hotel for six weeks, if I’m in a hotel for four days, if I’m in a rental, I’m like, I live here now – this is my home.”
- She experienced financial struggles and had difficulty paying rent.
- Asked by Pascal if it was a ‘scary year’ after leaving high school, Johnson added: ‘For a couple of years it was hard to make money. There were a few times when I’d go to the market and not have money in my bank account or not be able to pay rent, and I’d have to ask my parents for help – I’m very grateful that I had parents that could help me and did help me. But it certainly was not fun. The auditioning process, as you know, is the f*cking worst.’
- Dakota tells Pedro why she wanted to do Materialists
- “I wanted to do our movie because I really wanted to work with Celine. I loved Past Lives. I loved meeting her even more. I loved the way she spoke about movies and people and feelings. And the reason I met her is because of you, isn’t it?”
- “I wanted to do our movie because I really wanted to work with Celine. I loved Past Lives. I loved meeting her even more. I loved the way she spoke about movies and people and feelings. And the reason I met her is because of you, isn’t it?”
Read the full interview in ELLE UK now.
