I mean, you just hear Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga,
and just that alone is going to draw
people, much less the movie.
The movie has been remade four times, right?
Yeah.
Had you seen all of them?
Yes.
You had.
Yes.
So you were a fan anyway.
Yes.
But I did my research also, after I was cast for the role,
because there was an original-- the original had
no music in it.
And that's with Janet Gaynor.
And then the second was Judy Garland.
It had music in it.
And obviously, the one with Barbra Streisand
had it as well.
So the first one didn't have music in it.
Was she an actress?
Or she was a singer?
And--
She was an actress, yes.
OK, so it was a different story.
And then you get cast in this.
And you must be like, you know, beyond excited because this is
a movie that you already loved.
Well, I was just, you know, extremely
humbled by the experience of meeting Bradley and him coming
to my home.
And you know, he makes you feel comfortable right away.
And he's just such a loving and caring person.
And we're both from the East Coast, and we're both Italian.
So you know, before I knew it, I was heating up leftovers
in the kitchen and feeding him.
And we were talking about life.
And then we started to sing together
at the piano, a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival,
"Midnight Special."
And I heard his voice, and I stopped dead in my tracks.
And I said, oh, my gosh, Bradley.
You can sing.
Yeah.
He sings from his soul.
I mean, am I--
Yeah, he has a great voice.
[APPLAUSE, CHEERING]
He didn't think he did.
He thought he couldn't sing.
Well, he was wrong.
Yeah, I know.
He was wrong.
He can sing.
And you know what?
He's a great songwriter.
He wrote on all his songs for this film.
Really?
Yes.
And some of them that we do together,
we did with other people.
It was just-- it was just amazing to hear
you sing, because I love your voice anyway.
And then the two of you together onstage
was just-- it was incredible.
Thank you.
Just incredible.
Now, you didn't wear much makeup, if any at all in this.
Was that freeing for you?
Were you self-conscious about it?
It was freeing, then terrifying, freeing, then terrifying.
And you know what?
It was perfect for the character.
You know?
It's exactly who Ally is.
And in many ways, it was wonderful for me
because I got to experience a real challenge with this role.
Because in a lot of ways, Ally and I are nothing alike.
Really?
Yes.
Because I thought that really was,
just stripped down, that we don't get to see often enough.
But I felt like that was you.
Well, you know, when I started my career, I mean,
I decided around 19 years old that I
was going to go for it as a singer
because, like, I couldn't get any jobs as an actress.
And you know, I just hit the pavement running.
And I was dragging my piano around New York City,
banging on doors, you know.
That's heavy.
Pretending--
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To bring a piano with you.
A keyboard.
Oh, OK, all right.
A keyboard.
And still heavy, very heavy.
And I would call up, and know I'd be like, (BRITISH ACCENT)
hello, this is a Lady Gaga's manager.
And she's really hot right now.
And we would like the 10:00 PM slot for her.
She-- she-- you know, if you can fit her in.
And I used it just, like, I pretend
that I was my own manager and try to get the best
gig that I could.
And Ally is completely different.
I mean, she's in her 30s.
She's completely given up on herself.
She doesn't believe that she can make it.
She doesn't believe she's beautiful.
She's completely insecure about her looks.
And she's jaded by the industry.
And so that was the major difference.
Yes.
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