Joker 2 cinematographer Lawrence Sher recalled sharing a very awkward moment with Lady Gaga on the set of the movie.

He never quite figured out how to connect with her and couldn’t find common ground with the star for quite some time.

“I tell the crew … ‘either she hates me, or we hate each other, or there’s something weird going on here,'” Shah said. recent interview On the podcast “The Trenches TALK”. He called Lady Gaga by her first name Stephanie Germanotta.

“I didn’t know Stephanie at all, and strangely enough, even during the makeup and hair tests, I felt like I had never met her,” he said.

He further explained how he feels about the situation.

“I remember thinking, ‘God, I feel like our feelings have drifted apart’ for about a week. We haven’t even connected. We’re polar opposites,” he said.

Shah explained that his interactions with Lady Gaga were minimal. He contacted her about her “trifles”, but mostly kept her at a distance.

All awkwardness seemed to melt away when he called her by her nickname.

… At one point the AD said, “Oh, I wish Steph would have called her Lee on set.” And I was like 100%,” Shah said. Everything has improved since then. (Related: Fans slam Lady Gaga for endorsing Pfizer’s migraine drug)

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— Gaga Daily (@gagadaily) July 21, 2023

“And the next thing I said was the word ‘Lee’ and everything seemed to change,” he continued.

“From that point on, it felt like our whole relationship changed. I was like, ‘Well, I get it, that’s cool.’ That’s all I needed to know,” Shah said. The two then developed a better relationship.

By the time it was all over, Shah called the project and experience “enjoyable and fulfilling.”