Norman Reedus – best known for his roles in AMC's The Walking Dead and the Boondock Saints Filem – 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 anda 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 anda for Muzik videos, I guess.
How'd anda feel about Gaga having a gun to your head and then putting lipstick on you?
That was actually a real last minit thing, I was going in for the Ciuman and then Jesus 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 emas 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 anda guys want to tunjuk my feet, have anda seen them? They're like hobbit feet! I don't think anda want them on film forever." But yeah, those were really my stinky little feet in there. I'm a method actor. Did anda 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 minit when I was a kid and it kind of terrified me.
Were anda 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 atau 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? anda kind of can't hate on him. If God created him and made him do it then...poor bastard.
Would anda film a video again?
Fuck yeah, of course I would. It was a blast.
Did anda 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 anda for Muzik videos, I guess.
How'd anda feel about Gaga having a gun to your head and then putting lipstick on you?
That was actually a real last minit thing, I was going in for the Ciuman and then Jesus 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 emas 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 anda guys want to tunjuk my feet, have anda seen them? They're like hobbit feet! I don't think anda want them on film forever." But yeah, those were really my stinky little feet in there. I'm a method actor. Did anda 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 minit when I was a kid and it kind of terrified me.
Were anda 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 atau 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? anda kind of can't hate on him. If God created him and made him do it then...poor bastard.
Would anda film a video again?
Fuck yeah, of course I would. It was a blast.
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New York clubbers, bump drunk
Budlite, liquors, bar slam
Wash the night, with St. J-ameson
Like a baptism
Heavy metal Kekasih play
Because we were born this way
All over my blonde south
Red wine and cheap perfume
And a filthy shout
Tonight bring all your Friends
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 kuda, kuda kecil I can’t wait to hose anda 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 bir and get into trouble
I could be your girl girl girl girl girl girl
But would anda Cinta 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 Kekasih play
Because we were born this way