Norman Reedus – best known for his roles in AMC's The Walking Dead and the Boondock Saints फिल्में – tells Rolling Stone what it was like playing Judas in Lady Gaga's new link, how religious Gaga is and what it was like to have her wash his feet.
Did आप have to audition to get the part?
No, no audition process, I was in L.A. doing a movie and had the weekend off and my manager had been talking to Gaga and she asked if I wanted to do the video so I said, 'Fuck yeah, that should be fun!'
Was it a long shoot?
It was actually really long, it was a couple days. They beat the shit out of आप for संगीत videos, I guess.
How'd आप feel about Gaga having a gun to your head and then putting lipstick on you?
That was actually a real last मिनट thing, I was going in for the किस and then येशु and I looked at each other like, "Are we going to make out? What's going to happen?" But then she runs over in that outfit and she goes, "I got an idea! I'm going to pull out this सोना gun, one that shoots lipstick out of it, and then I'm going to put it on you!" and then gave me a look like, "Is that cool with you?" and I just said, "Rad!" So she said, "Great!" It was totally last minute.
Were those actually your feet she was washing in the video?
Yeah! I mean I told the guys, "I'm not sure आप guys want to दिखाना my feet, have आप seen them? They're like hobbit feet! I don't think आप want them on film forever." But yeah, those were really my stinky little feet in there. I'm a method actor. Did आप notice that Jesus' feet were much nicer than Judas' feet?
What religion are you?
I don't really follow any particular religion, to be honest. I went to Catholic school for a मिनट when I was a kid and it kind of terrified me.
Were आप afraid of any religious backlash?
No, I'm not scared of that. I think there's a lot of other things I could be worried about. To be honest, she's really religious. Gaga is super Catholic, and gets everyone together for a prayer before everything she does, she's super religious. She's definitely cool enough to not want to offend people या be offensive. Her idea behind it was a little different than the groups that bash it. I mean it's not like it's never been done before. And it's not always black and white. The thing with Judas is – wasn't his fate sealed already? आप kind of can't hate on him. If God created him and made him do it then...poor bastard.
Would आप film a video again?
Fuck yeah, of course I would. It was a blast.
Did आप have to audition to get the part?
No, no audition process, I was in L.A. doing a movie and had the weekend off and my manager had been talking to Gaga and she asked if I wanted to do the video so I said, 'Fuck yeah, that should be fun!'
Was it a long shoot?
It was actually really long, it was a couple days. They beat the shit out of आप for संगीत videos, I guess.
How'd आप feel about Gaga having a gun to your head and then putting lipstick on you?
That was actually a real last मिनट thing, I was going in for the किस and then येशु and I looked at each other like, "Are we going to make out? What's going to happen?" But then she runs over in that outfit and she goes, "I got an idea! I'm going to pull out this सोना gun, one that shoots lipstick out of it, and then I'm going to put it on you!" and then gave me a look like, "Is that cool with you?" and I just said, "Rad!" So she said, "Great!" It was totally last minute.
Were those actually your feet she was washing in the video?
Yeah! I mean I told the guys, "I'm not sure आप guys want to दिखाना my feet, have आप seen them? They're like hobbit feet! I don't think आप want them on film forever." But yeah, those were really my stinky little feet in there. I'm a method actor. Did आप notice that Jesus' feet were much nicer than Judas' feet?
What religion are you?
I don't really follow any particular religion, to be honest. I went to Catholic school for a मिनट when I was a kid and it kind of terrified me.
Were आप afraid of any religious backlash?
No, I'm not scared of that. I think there's a lot of other things I could be worried about. To be honest, she's really religious. Gaga is super Catholic, and gets everyone together for a prayer before everything she does, she's super religious. She's definitely cool enough to not want to offend people या be offensive. Her idea behind it was a little different than the groups that bash it. I mean it's not like it's never been done before. And it's not always black and white. The thing with Judas is – wasn't his fate sealed already? आप kind of can't hate on him. If God created him and made him do it then...poor bastard.
Would आप film a video again?
Fuck yeah, of course I would. It was a blast.
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Because we were born this way
All over my blonde south
Red wine and cheap perfume
And a filthy shout
Tonight bring all your फ्रेंड्स
Because a group does it better
Why river with a pair
Let’s have a full house and leather
Ooh-ooh-ooh-who-who
Who-who-who ooh-who-who
Who who
Heavy Metal Lover
Ooh-ooh-ooh-who-who
Who-who-who ooh-who-who
Who who
Heavy Metal Lover
Dirty टट्टू I can’t wait to hose आप down
You’ve got to earn your leather in this part of town
Dirty pearls and a patch for all the Rivington Rebels
Let’s raise hell in the streets drink बीयर, बियर and get into trouble
I could be your girl girl girl girl girl girl
But would आप प्यार me if I ruled the world world world
Oooooo
Heavy Metal Lover
Whip me slap me, drunk funk
New York clubbers, bump drunk
Budlite, liquors, bar slam
Wash the night, with St. J-ameson
Like a baptism
Heavy metal प्रेमी play
Because we were born this way