United Kingdom, Sept. 30 -- Dakota Johnson has hailed Taylor Swift as a "true visionary".

The 36-year-old actress stars in Taylor's Patient Zero music video alongside Colin Farrell, and Dakota has heaped praise on her showbiz pal.

She told Extra: "It was so special ... We're so close and to be able to work with your friend and have it actually go well and then also, like, feed each other's creative minds . She's such a good director and she's a true visionary.

"It was, like, easy for me to just, like, I don't know, it was very symbiotic the way that we work."

Dakota is now preparing to host Saturday Night Live, the long-running comedy sketch show, for a third time.

Looking forward to the challenge, Dakota shared: "I'm so excited. It'...