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Lady Gagais looking back at her small-screen acting start.
The singer and actress, 35, recently appeared onEntertainment Weekly’sAwardistpodcast, during which she reflected on one of her earlier acting gigs in 2001, realizing that she’s come a long way since her small role as “Girl at Swimming Pool #2” on the ninth episode of season three of the HBO series.
“I have grown a lot as an actor,” Gaga. “I studied a lot since I had that role. It wasn’t really a role inThe Sopranos. It was an extra in one scene.”
“When I look back on that scene, I can see exactly what I did wrong in that scene,” she added. “I didn’t know how to listen in a scene. I was supposed to laugh, and it was sort of like, cue, laugh. … I see it and I go, ‘Oh, that’s not a real laugh.’ "
Gaga toldEWthat today, she sees herself as an actress who “really striving to be specific without thinking about it,” noting that it takes years of practice.
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For her latest role in Ridley Scott’sGucci, she plays Patrizia Reggiani, the wife of the heir to the fashion house, Maurizio Gucci, who ultimately had him killed.
Scott toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat he wanted Gaga for the part after seeing her inA Star Is Born.
“There was only one person ever in my sights at this moment in time who could carry this pretty forthright woman. I found [Lady Gaga] to be inordinately approachable and, frankly, a lot of fun. She’s very smart and very, very perceptive. I knew after that first meeting, it was essential that she would do this part. She must. And, of course, because of her very recent success [inA Star Is Born], that made it a lot easier for us to get going and get a proper budget.”
source: people.com
