▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁G aga ' s ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁" pro found , ▁so ▁insp iring ▁and ▁so ▁incred ibly ▁beautiful " ▁video . ▁The ▁video ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Nick ▁Knight . ▁Ch ore ograph er ▁Laur ie ann ▁Gib son ▁told ▁MTV ▁News ▁that ▁the ▁video ▁would ▁be ▁" sh ock ing " ▁and ▁one ▁can ▁expect ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁vocal ▁music ▁art ▁and ▁dance . ▁Hollywood life . com ▁reported ▁that ▁G aga ▁spent ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁February ▁editing ▁the ▁video ▁at ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Hotel , ▁New ▁York , ▁working ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁morning ▁re he ars ing ▁for ▁her ▁up coming ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁performance . ▁Media ▁reports ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁singer ▁might ▁play ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Jo ▁Cal der one , ▁the ▁male ▁model ▁she ▁had ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁issue ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Vog ue ▁H ommes . ▁Fernando ▁Gar ib ay ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁video ▁" is ▁of ▁cultural ▁relev ance , ▁and ▁hopefully ▁helps ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁an ▁out cast , ▁bul lied . ▁Hope fully ▁makes ▁people ▁aware ▁that ▁it ' s ▁OK ▁to ▁be ▁yourself ." ▁According ▁to ▁G aga , ▁she ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Salvador ▁Dal í ▁and ▁Francis ▁Ba con , ▁and ▁their ▁sur real istic ▁images . ▁Gib son ▁explained ▁the ▁insp iration ▁behind ▁the ▁video ▁to ▁MTV ▁News : ▁ ▁When ▁she ▁played ▁it ▁for ▁me , ▁it ▁took