Bradley Cooper makes rare comment about 'A Star is Born' costar Lady Gaga

Published: Jan 06 2026

Bradley Cooper has showered praise upon his A Star Is Born co-star, Lady Gaga, during his appearance on the latest episode of Variety's Directors on Directors. The 51-year-old American actor eulogized the Poker Face songstress for her performance in his 2018 romantic film. On Monday, the outlet shared a video on its verified Instagram page, in which Brady referred to Lady as the "nuclear weapon."

"For every movie that I've had the opportunity to write and direct, I always say there's a nuclear weapon," he said. "With A Star Is Born, I always felt like 'Gosh! There's no better way to tell a love story than two people singing,' because you cannot hide."

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"Maybe if you're a highly trained singer, but like your instrument literally has to be open because we're like wind and string instruments for the sound to come out and not be horrendous. So then Gaga was the nuclear weapon," added the Limitless actor.

For those unaware, Bradley played the lead role opposite Lady in A Star Is Born. The musical romantic film was released in cinemas on October 5, 2018.

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