The difference here, however, is that she'd had more freedom to create her Gaga persona, while Ally was a role that she “did not have complete control over” and feels she is nothing like. She also noted that there is also a perceptible difference between the power she feels while performing for an audience and the more quiet strength she had to muster on camera. “There is no way that you're not going to the depths of who you are, into a very scary place,” she said. “I just have to commend each and every one of you for it. Because I still feel like I am recovering from playing this role.”