Dornan said he understands why some people thing the story is misogynistic, reported Elle magazine.
"The love story is more important than the BDSM aspect. I mean, we are going to tell a love story, you know, it can't just be what happens in the Red Room, that's not a film. There's so much more going on than that," Dornan said about the movie adaptation.
Dornan is playing a businessman named Christian Grey while Dakota Johnson portrays his girlfriend Ana in the movie, slated for release on February 13.