Sam Elliott on why Bradley Cooper's voice convinced him to do 'A Star Is Born'

for one of the most anticipated movies of the year please welcome the gentlemen of a star is born Bradley Cooper and Sam Elliott's [Applause] what hey guys good morning cold in here with all the people no this is different isn't it great the reaction from people I gotta tell you I saw this I am going to remember this movie I'm going to remember the experience of sitting there and it took so long for you to put this on film and doesn't mean more that it took a little more time to make it happen I think so yeah I think whenever you put your whole heart in something and you get incredible people like him to give all of himself and you take the time to do it it feels very gratifying it should be Sam you the man you the man [Applause] it's different this time around I think I'm gonna lay it all her Bradley's feet you know just it was a special journey that you know everybody was together on and Bradley set a tone that allowed all of us to trust him there's a moment in the film where he talks to Gaga about trust in him and he talked to us about trusted him and I think when he can trust to the director and trust your fellow actors that odds are you're gonna get to the truth and I think that's why this film so special Lady Gaga we know about her celibacy in the month oh my god but also my friend you're singing you're singing we have a little bit black eyes we're gonna have a little minute let's you want to hear Bradley Cooper's [Music] [Applause] wasn't a part of this huge crap yeah that was crazy that was stagecoach Jamie Johnson was kind of to let us go on and Willie Nelson let us go on before him and that was it we just hopped on the stage and I just said hi everybody we're gonna shoot a movie it's all about you thank you and then terrified absolutely we were all terrified the whole crew of yet no one had really ever done that before but we were we were working as a great group and we knew what we wanted and you know promise of the real is Jackson's band lucas tells his band who was incredible and we had a blast but again it's what you said it's just I think because of all the preparation all the time I had you know that that really allowed for us to really let it go once we were there but the preparation but I mean during this time I mean you are directing you're starring co-writing the screenplay and any other baby [Music] chuckling all that I mean when you say like that it sounds overwhelming but when you're in it yeah and quite honestly when you're when you're around people like him who are they're giving it all themselves every day I mean I don't know it was a joy I mean those 42 days of shooting were just 42 I want everybody to see a bit of it because I'm telling you we know about your relationship with Lady Gaga's character but this relationship on screen you are a rock star and you have problems with your hearing he plays your older brother who is also your manager and doing the best to care for you let's take a little bit of a look I told you I can't wear those things but I wear them it sits in my head and I need to be here with everybody else how the document said it's the only way to manage this thing yeah you're not gonna get back what you lost it's the only way we can manage it you still got Wow oh I think we're managing pretty good what do you want me to do you know the doors wide open if you don't start it show a little pride what you're doing buddy the matching voices going on there so down pat a little bit like you there Sam I've never met Bradley before this encounter on this film and I went to meet him in his home one time in the evening it took us a while to get together but we finally got together and one of the first things he did he played it a tape for me him working with a voice coach that he'd been doing for a number of months I believe he said this is gonna sound a little weird and it did sound a little weird because it's a beautiful it sounds very much like man but I knew that I guess I knew then that he wanted me to do this project because he had gone to my voice and anytime that you know that somebody really wants you to come along right on the journey is just that that's what makes it special that's what makes it a love relationship in the end you you would have thought that you all knew each other for years seeing you both on-screen together and also the entire casting I mean Dave Chappelle I mean he showed up on screen on my plaque oh yeah it's beautiful we had Anthony here yes he's the most you know I think it's a testament to I think certainly what this movies trying to say was that if you know if we just really see each other and are with each other that we can accomplish our dreams and you know yes we didn't know each other but we're both completely open on in that day on the film and when that happens that human connection yeah you just you can't fake it it's real and then luckily we were able to capture that on film but it to me it's it makes me happy for the fact that you know we're stronger together than by ourselves it's so soulful it was just all the performances there's this social a completely fresh take on a classic story does that put any additional challenges to it you know I actually I wanted to tell a love story and I want to tell the story about people finding their voice in life and how hard it is especially today when people are telling you who you are and what you should be saying and what your worth is and this and so it was very personal in that way and I think it meant that to all of us so I never thought about in terms of what came before it felt it felt like it very clear to me in terms of the story I wanted to tell in fact it was just joyous to be able to pay homage to the other movies and little cinematic moments we all cognizant of you know being a fresh take as a any difference when you're approaching this Sam it wasn't any different for me I just had a piece of paper with some words on her and another guy orchestrating the whole thing so I cannot believe it was your debut as a director I mean that [Applause] you let the film breathe can you let us in the audience breathe as well was that your intent absolutely yeah I mean I love movies movies have provided I'm sure like many of you a lot of healing and inspiration over the years so I think just being a student of it and having people like David or Russell and Clint Eastwood be so open about their process and it's all rhythm too you know in a love story it should breathe because you have to see them fall in love you can't sort of just wipe past that very fast well you I you believe it you don't leave it on the screen you really do and Sam I mean the entire cast it as I said to begin with it is a movie you watch and you remember and you talk about and the people that I was watching it with we walk out into the lobby and we cannot stop talking about it so bless you thank you we need a film waving off it thank you go we appreciate you being here stars Morin hits theaters on Friday

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Length: 8min 54sec (534 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 03 2018