Dakota Johnson’s Most Off-the-Rails Interview Moments

When you’re an A-lister, hitting the talk show circuit to promote your upcoming project is part of the job. Most celebrities stick to the standard script, delivering polished answers while explaining to the audience why they should see their film. But Dakota Johnson stands out as a quirky exception. When the Fifty Shades of Grey star does interviews, life becomes a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. She’s developed a reputation for being unusually candid, making deadpan comments that raise eyebrows and saying things that are both hilarious and nuts. Think we’re exaggerating? Here are 8 times when Dakota has given audiences plenty to remember.

The time she lied about loving limes

One of Johnson’s most famous interview moments began innocently enough during her 2020 Architectural Digest home tour. While showing off her kitchen, she pointed to a bowl of limes sitting on the counter and enthusiastically declared, “I love limes. I love them. They’re great.”

It was at that moment that Dakota convinced the world she was a true limephile. Showing up at the annual Key Lime Festival in Florida seemed inevitable. But then the truth came out during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when she confessed she wasn’t a fan of limes at all! In fact, she shared that they make her tongue itch, a mild allergic reaction. So why the fuse? As Johnson explained, the fruit had simply been placed there as part of the home’s decor. Rather than ignore the bowl during the tour, she decided to improvise.

“It was hard to just ignore them, so I just lied,” she explained. We’re still waiting for her Lime Lie Apology Tour.