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So you're on the lot, you're--
you've written, you're directing,
you're starring in A Star is Born?
Yeah.
Do you all remember that movie, how great, A Star is Born?
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Yeah.
Eric Roth is writing it also.
He's fantastic.
And Will Fetters too.
And Lady Gaga is the female character.
She's unbelievable.
I bet.
Oh my god.
She's unbelievable.
I bet.
She really is incredible.
Yeah.
And you're the Kris Kristofferson character?
I mean, well there's been three of them.
James Mason did it.
Kris Kristofferson did the last one.
So it's a sort of--
a version of that guy.
And you're singing in the movie?
Yeah.
Do you sing?
No.
Ellen, do you sing?
Well, you know, everybody sings.
But it doesn't--
Do they though?
Yeah.
Everyone sings.
I don't know.
See, I learned that that's not true.
Really?
Yeah, because I thought I sang.
I was like, yeah, I sing.
That's OK.
It's so hard to sing.
No, I'm not saying I'm good, but I sing.
Oh, Yeah.
Yeah.
I guess that's true.
Like, people cook, but then there's cooking.
Right, exactly.
Yeah.
You're a good cook.
I know that.
Good cook.
But to be like an amazing chef, it's like-- yeah.
So singing is, I had no idea.
I just felt like I would get fatigued at the end of even,
like, a phrase.
I just realized, just-- it is really,
the amount of respect I have for singers, which I know
is ridiculous because, of course, you should.
But I've really been awakened to the phenomenon of singing.
So I just hope I can just be believable enough so
that you can watch Stephanie just, like, it's her name,
Gaga, just shine because she's incredible.
So I just got to make sure at least you
believe my character so that she can then be incredible.
So it's just-- it's just like another level.
And what that song, I've worked with Lady Gaga
before on Joanne.
And we went and wrote this song.
When I first saw the trailer for Star is Born and the way that,
they made the song seem so exciting.
And then when I saw the film and the way
they make that scene in the parking lot, I was like, wow,
they're really going to give this song a chance
to get into people's hearts.
Because this movie's so great.
Yeah.
And so how long did it take you to write that song?
It was-- it wasn't-- it was probably like a couple of days.
I think we had the first part, she
had this idea for the chorus.
She sat down at the piano.
And she said, like, she's kind of pitched a few chords.
And she's like, I'm off the deep end, or something.
And then we were all, you know, hit the ground, running.
She's super fast.
And then I think we got the in the shallow part
a little later.
Because I love her songs like Bad Romance
and how she's always, like, the, "rah, rah," you know?
The kind of wild Gaga thing that she does.
So I said, like, we should do something a little weird.
I know this is for this film and it's a ballad.
But do your weird Gaga thing.
So she took the shallow part and then she made it, "in the sha--
la-- la--" I can't even do it.
But yeah, you know what I mean.
Well, you're probably tired.
(LAUGHING) Yeah.
Did you go to that party, too?
I went--
Did you go to Guy's?
I went to that party for a little bit.
Yeah.
It's like the Super Bowl of famous people.
It's too much.
It's crazy.
Oh, you didn't stay long?
Well, I just get like so--
I mean, it's so exciting to see all those people.
But like, I'm used to seeing music people.
Like, I walked in and I think I know
Giselle a little bit from my days of like DJing in New York
nightclubs.
And she's like, "hi Mark, do you know my husband, Tom?"
I'm like, Tom Brady, like, what the hell?
And then, like, and then same thing actually,
because I used to DJ in hip-hop clubs in New York for--
in my 20s.
So I remember J.LO from when she would come to the clubs.
And she's like, did you know my boyfriend or husband, A-Rod?
I'm like, these are people I've only ever seen on TV.
It's nuts.
So I can't believe I'm-- it's pretty wild.
Yeah, well, it's-- you belong in that room.
You are one of those people.
So the performance last night, I thought
was amazing with Bradley and Gaga and the way--
whose idea was that, to push out the piano and then come
from the audience?
I think it was Bradley's idea.
I think he had a specific vision.
I heard Lady Gaga talking about it.
So I think it was his thing.
And I think that's probably might
be the only time they ever perform that song together.
So it made it feel really special.
It was so cool that they just walked from the audience.
And then for Bradley, who's not a singer,
to just sit down and sound that good
and be-- he didn't even seem nervous, was he nervous?
No.
I don't know.
I mean, afterwards, I went up to him
and I was like, you killed it.
And he was, like, really?
And I was like, how could you not know?
But I think that, yeah, he had--
I think he's not a singer so it was so brave of him
to go on and do that.
It's a surprise for all of us.
Because he's a great guy and a great actor,
but for him to sound this good too.
You just met Lady Gaga.
And I don't know if you've talked about this.
Oh, she's so sweet.
You and Lady Gaga should absolutely
do at least a duet, if you're not thinking about it.
I mean--
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How can that not happen, right?
Well, right now, she's so, so, so, so, busy.
And it's--
Do you love her?
I do.
Yeah, I bet you--
I try and tell her all the time, now is your moment.
Remember to not listen, and when you have an idea,
really go for it.
Because this is a moment to really create it.
And it's performance art.
Yeah, it is.
You know, and it should be--
we need people like her in this world.
We need her.
Yeah, she definitely is-- she stands out.
But you know, you were--
really, you and her together would be fantastic
because I think a lot of people, when you came along,
you stood out and gave a lot of girls
hope and stood for power, for female power.
And also just such creativity and being yourself.
So I thank you for that.
I think that you really added a tremendous amount.
Kevin, you look dapper.
You look fantastic.
I saw you on the Golden Globes the other night.
You were fantastic.
Did you like it?
Yep, very funny.
And you presented Lady Gaga, right?
Yes, I did.
I did present the Lady Gaga, Ken Jeong and myself.
Lady Gaga came up-- you know, that's--
OK, that's when the microphone was at the right level.
We had to wait because they had it too high at first
and they thought I was playing.
I was like, I'm not going to talk
until I feel like they can see my face at home.
But Lady Gaga, she got an award.
And what people don't know, after she got the award,
she was walking off.
She fell.
I like had to catch her.
And while I caught her, I said, I just
want you to realize how big my arms are.
That this-- it could have been bad.
It could have been really bad for you.
But I saved your life.
You--
Yeah.
How far did she fall?
You know, I didn't let her go down that far because I'm
a hero.
The thing is, like, she was on her way down.
It could have been brutal.
You know, we're talking blood, broken bones.
But the inner hero in me grabbed her and my instincts kicked in.
And I immediately cleared the camera, move!
And then-- and I had her.
And she was gasping for air.
Oh.
And it was a moment.
Like, it was, like, a thing.
And I was like, I'm engaged.
Yeah.
And Lady Gaga is in it.
Yes.
Did you shoot with her?
Because I did--
Lady Gaga and I did not have anything together,
but we ran into each other a couple of times on set.
But I saw her after her after the premiere.
And she was looking at those pictures that you just saw.
And you know, she'd seen me on--
you know, the only time I had met her
was when I looked like that.
And so I saw her after the premiere.
And I was like, hey, how are you?
And I could tell she didn't really recognize me.
And my wife, Tess, was like, oh no, he's
the one who gets-- gets brutalized.
Sh!
Don't say.
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Don't say what happens.
In the show.
And she went, oh my gosh.
And she started laughing.
She gives me one of the greatest compliments I've ever
gotten from Lady Gaga.
And she says--
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She goes, you know, I am very, I am
very rarely am impressed by a transformation.
And yours was really terrific.
And I thought, it'll never get better than this.
No, that's a--
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It was quite a transformation.
Wow.
Yeah, so you're naked a lot in this as well?
Yeah.
Like, completely-- it seems to me, completely naked.
Yeah, I think you see more of me in the first episode of this
than you see in the first two Magic Mike's combined.
Yeah, and naked with Lady Gaga.
Yeah.
How's that?
You've never been naked with Lady Gaga?
Nope.
That's so weird.
OK.
Not yet.
No, she-- Stephanie, which is what I call her
because it makes me kind of let go of the whole mythos of Lady
Gaga, who I'm a huge fan of, and just
relate to her as an actress, is so intelligent and gracious
and down to Earth.
And she had us over to her house before we
started to work together.
So that by the time, you know, I was
wearing nothing but a sock with her,
we could just focus on the scene.
How do you keep the sock on?
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It depends on what kind of sock they use.
But typically, there is an elastic band, like,
and you pull it nice and tight.
Is it an actual sock?
A double tie.
Is it like a real sock?
No, it's not like a real-- you can use a real sock,
if you want.
You can go Red Hot Chili Peppers poster, if you want.
But no, it's typically this very bizarre--
They make it specifically for that?
--flesh-colored thing.
Yeah, it's specifically for that.
I see.
So it doesn't really look like-- it still looks like that?
Yeah, I mean, there's--
there's not much left to the imagination.
OK.
I mean, you have a pretty much understanding
of somebody's junk if they're wearing that.
Yeah.
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So-- well, I have so many questions, but--
Ask away.
I've needed to talk to someone besides my therapist
about this.
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But-- so you're-- like, because they yell "cut,"
there's a bunch of takes.
And you just-- do you put a robe on,
or you just hanging out with the sock?
Well, in this case, it was kind of the great equalizer
because we were also covered in blood.
Yeah.
So they kind of-- they just threw a plastic tarp over us.
So here, it was a four way, by the way,
in case you didn't see it.
Yeah.
So here were the four of us with just a plastic tarp over us,
making small talk until they--
until they called, OK, we're rolling.
And they just whipped this tarp off of us.
We'd be like, all right, back in it, let's go.
Oh.
So you're making small talk.
And then you go right back into the foursome?
Yeah.
Wow.
OK.
Yeah.
That's-- now I'm going to go back and look at it.
Because now I'm--
You will have a whole new insight into this--
No, but it's really sexy.
And Lady Gaga is fantastic.
You're fantastic.
But I'm thrilled to be here.
I'm so happy to have you.
Well, you've been here before, but you've
been here with clients, right?
I've never been out here.
I was a stylist before I started my collection.
So I've been here, getting people ready.
I know the back of the show very well.
But I've never been on the front.
This is very thrilling.
Well, I'm happy to have you here.
So Lady Gaga is one of your clients.
And I understand, she's the one who actually convinced
you to start your own line?
Yes.
So when I was a stylist, she was--
I worked with her, but she's also one of my closest friends
in the world.
And so after I was a stylist for many years, she said-- her
and a few other of my best girlfriends were like,
you should just do it.
You know, and I was very naive.
And I thought, yeah, I should do it.
And then I started to do it and realized
it was a lot harder than-- you know, like anything.
And then the day of the show came
and I didn't have enough shoes.
They were like, what do you want to do
with the lighting on the runway?
I was like, well, I've never done that before.
And she's like, I can help with this.
So she got in her car, she drove around town.
She got all extra shoes.
She directed the lighting.
My other girlfriends were in the back, like, doing the hair.
And now we're here-- now we're at the Ellen Show.
But I mean--
Lady Gaga's running all your errands.
This is when she was well known and she's
running around, helping you get this show together.
That's really a good friend.
She's been a very, very good friend.
Yeah, that's fantastic.
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