Despite being full of erotic S&M-filled scenes, Jamie Dornan insists that 50 Shades of Grey is actually a classic love story. The Hollywood actor defended the film, while comparing it to classic Shakespearean love stories.

According to Ireland's TV3, the Irish hunk said the story is nothing more than two people simply falling in love with each other.

He said, "It's mainly about love. In quite a classic way really - it's just like Shakespeare used to write it. Ana and Christian are two people who, on paper, shouldn't really go together, their worlds couldn't be more different. But they realise how much they need each other and are prepared to change for one another. You can't really get more love film than that, right?"

Dornan also said even though he and his co-star Dakota Johnson (who played his love interested Anastasia Steele) had to film a handful of erotic scenes together, it wasn't as awkward as many people thought it to be.

He said, "We got along well and were able to laugh about the same things. During filming, we managed to develop something like a friendship, which was particularly important for the S&M scenes. Of course it wasn't always easy, but we could rely on one another. And thank God we didn't film the erotic parts on the first day, we did them towards the end. That helped..."

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