Lady Gaga never does anything halfway. Whether she's wearing a meat dress or jumping off a rooftop at the Super Bowl, whenever she puts her mind to something, she proves that she truly understands the mission. In [House of Gucci], she transforms herself into Patrizia Reggiani, the wife (and eventual murderess) of Gucci heir Maurizio Gucci, and while her performance has received rave reviews since its premiere on November 24, her method acting story has generated just as much buzz.

While method acting itself is not news, Gaga's dedication to becoming Reggiani has reached a whole new level. Here are some of the wildest techniques, from the hilarious to the disturbing, that Gaga revealed at the House of Gucci press conference:

She stayed in character for a year and a half

Speaking of method acting, it's no surprise that she stays in character even after the cameras stop rolling It is only natural that one should continue to play the role even after the cameras have stopped rolling. However, Lady Gaga continued to play the role for a year and a half. I lived [as Reggiani] for a year and a half, to be honest," Gaga said, before confirming that this was all off camera. 'I never broke. I was with her."

For nine months she spoke with an Italian accent

Gaga also spent an inordinate amount of time nailing Reggiani's northern Italian dialect (which, ironically, was one of the most laughable aspects of The House of Gucci). I spoke with an accent for nine months of it," Gaga told "Vogue," noting that she spent a year and a half on method acting.

"As a blonde, it was near impossible for me to speak with an accent. I had to dye my hair instantly."

She wrote an 80-page biography of Patrizia Reggiani

Lady Gaga famously never met Reggiani before adopting her persona, but that did not mean she completely ignored the Italian socialite. I wrote an 80-page biography about her," she says. And I worked from it and read it all the time to take her backstory into my own."

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, hairstylist Frederick Aspilas revealed that Lady Gaga wore 55 wigs during the three-hour film. Aspiras and Gaga woke up at 3:00 every morning to begin the preparation process, which usually lasted four to five hours.

"My job was to allow the actresses to use their hair as a tool to get into the mind of the character they were playing," Aspiras told THR. 'When you came to our glamorous trailer, it was like CSI. Floor-to-ceiling mood boards."

Carbo-loading with bread and pasta

In another THR feature, Lady Gaga further discussed how she dedicated years of her life to the Reggiani character. The article reveals, "She ate more pasta and bread than usual and deliberately put on weight to give herself a more rounded figure."

She watched videos of leopards and foxes

To master Reggiani's physicality, Lady Gaga drew inspiration from three different animals. To master Reggiani's physicality, Lady Gaga drew inspiration from three different animals. Then, when [Gucci's lawyer] came to serve divorce papers to her daughter's school, that is, when Maurizio didn't have the courage to serve them himself, she transformed from a fox into a leopard."

She really took the time to study the leopard's movements, trying to recreate how the creature seduces prayer, slows down before it attacks, and goes into survival mode when "enraged by hunger and hunger." "

A psychiatric nurse was stationed on set

On a more serious note, Lady Gaga used her own trauma in several scenes. The experience was so intense that she eventually had to seek professional help. 'Toward the end of the shoot, I had a psychiatric nurse with me,' she told Variety. I felt like I had to do that. I felt safer that way."

She decided to share this information not to glorify her craft, but to warn others not to overdo method acting. 'I don't think any actor should push himself to his limits,' she said. When I was young, I romanticized the idea of suffering for the sake of my art. And when it goes too far, it can be hard to reel it back in yourself."

This effort seems to have paid off. For her performance in House of Gucci, Lady Gaga has already won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and has been nominated for the Golden Globe and Critics Circle Awards. She is also favored to receive her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress when Oscar nominations are announced on February 7.