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Trust, hard work and chemistry were key to
their re-telling of the romance between an aging alcoholic
musician and an ingenue who had previously been played by Barbra
Streisand and Judy Garland.
Cooper, 43, who also stars, sings and co-wrote the screenplay as
well as some of the music, said the two had "an explosion of
chemistry at the offset and then a massive commitment and that
commitment followed up by a work ethic."
"I found somebody that works as hard as I do. It pushed me to
work harder," Cooper told Reuters Television.
"A Star is Born," opening in movie theaters around the world
next week, tells the story of country singer Jackson Maine
(Cooper), who meets, nurtures and falls in love with aspiring
musician Ally (Lady Gaga). As Jackson deals with addiction and
tinnitus and his own star wanes, Ally's career takes off.
Despite a career as one of the world's biggest pop singers and a
television role in series American Horror Story, the film marks
Gaga's debut as a movie actress.
Reviews have been glowing for both Cooper, who is better known
as an actor in "The Hangover" and "Silver Linings Playbook," and
Gaga, who built a name for herself with flamboyant outfits and
performance stunts.
"I trusted him," Gaga said of Cooper. "We built a great
friendship and we worked really hard."
"Because of the trust I had with him, I felt very open and able
to be revealing in a way that I didn't even know that I had
inside of me," she added.
Gaga, 32, said she was humbled and grateful to be part of the
film.
"He believed in me from the beginning. He fought for me to be in
this movie," the "Born This Way" singer said. "I am overwhelmed
with excitement and I am just so happy that the film touches
people's hearts."
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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