Dakota Johnson Defied Dad Don Johnson When He Wanted Her to Go to College

"Fifty Shades" actress Dakota Johnson knew what she wanted to do as soon as she graduated from high school, and college was not part of her plans, much to the disappointment of her father, Don Johnson.

In an interview with Daily Mirror, the star said that she was obsessed with doing movies as a child. She was exposed to show business early on because of her father, her mother, Melanie Griffith, grandmother, Tippi Hedren, and stepfather, Antonio Banderas.

Acting has always been a family business for Dakota growing up. She was still a child when her father became one of the biggest stars in the world for his TV series, "Miami Vice."

Dakota tells her dad not to worry about her

Don recalled the very conversation he had with Dakota about going to college. In an interview on "Late Night With Seth Meyers," the star of "Miami Vice" said that he told his daughter she would not "stay on the payroll" in the family if she didn't pursue higher education because that was the rule. He even offered to take Dakota to visit colleges, but his daughter said she doesn't have college plans.

The father had to reiterate to his daughter that she won't receive any money from her parents or her grandparents, but her only reply to her dad was, "Don't you worry about it." Don then said that Dakota landed a part in a David Fincher movie, "The Social Network," some weeks after their brief college conversation.

Her choice was not even up for discussion, and she went to land her first big role on her own, without the influences of her family. Now, Don is very proud of how far Dakota has achieved in her decade-long career in Hollywood, filming one movie after another.

"She doesn't really call me for advice," the dad said, per Grazia. "She calls me to say, 'Gosh, I would see you, but I've got three pictures I'm shooting at the same time.'"

Dakota's role of a lifetime

In 2015, Dakota landed the role of a lifetime as Anastasia Steele in the raunchy movie based on the "Fifty Shades of Grey" book series. Those close to the actress feared she would be typecast in the role that would see her naked and exposed.

However, Dakota said she has no regrets about doing the movie because she learned a lot from working on the three successful films with co-star Jamie Dornan. It has also opened doors for better roles. Currently, Dakota is the lead in Netflix's adaptation of the Regency period romantic-comedy, "Persuasion," based on the classic Jane Austen novel.

Away from the limelight, Dakota has kept her personal life very private despite her high-profile relationship with Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin. The couple has been together for five years, and she has a cordial relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin's ex-wife, and their two kids, Apple and Moses.

Dakota said that coming from a blended family makes it easy for her to relate to Martin's children. She told Vanity Fair she doesn't want Martin's kids to experience animosity because she went through some of that in her childhood. Today, however, Dakota gels well with her stepsiblings and said they have each other's backs.