Taylor Swift Talks Record-Breaking Midnights Album, Music Video Cameos and Easter Eggs

"Anti-Hero." And I said, "He's perfect. I want him to play my son Preston." My future son. -Yes, future son Preston. -My son, Preston, goes to the country club. -And they fight a lot about the will and what you left them. -Yes, he was great. I also met Mary Elizabeth Ellis at a party. And, so, that's... That's a great way to... -Choose. -...to throw things. -Just go to parties. -No... You know, no one has to audition. Just come and say hello at a party. -We had an amazing pizza that night. And then... -It was great. It was wonderful.

I mean, there are some good photos from that night too. -Well, you had this camera. You had a really cool camera. I don't know, it was like something from the '80s or something. -Press the button, it flashes. -Yes, and it's a real movie. -Then you remember. -And, then, there is a nice photo that I thank you very much. I don't know how this happened. But at one point we ended up making a cheerleading pyramid. -That's... Yes. That's because... -That's me there. -Yeah. That is also due to the wine. -Yes, it came. Wine was involved, yes. -That's... -And there's Mike.

And there's Jack. And then I thought it would be fun... because we were having fun. And there were other people on this side too. And I was taking your camera and I kept taking pictures of other things. -Yes Yes. That everyone loves that guy. You know what I mean? Because then you go and take the candid photos. And then I develop the photos. I'm like, "That's cool. I didn't know that happened." -Yeah. And then you're in some of the photos, because normally... if it's your camera, you're taking all the photos. -Yes, he's a good guy. -Yeah.

And then I took probably the worst photo I've ever seen of myself. -Let's see it. -I'm going to show it because... but it really bothers me to show it. I'm not... I don't know if I'm ready for this. But Jack keeps sending me this because he thinks it's the funniest thing. It is very bad. Honestly, this is therapeutic for me. Alright, here it is, a selfie I took of myself. -Wow. -What... It's so disgusting. -It is so beautiful. -It looks like I have duct tape on my nose. -I never thought I would see the inside of your brain.

It is very special to be able to see the entire nostril up to the nasal cavities. -It's the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. And I said, "I have to... I have to lay it all out there." I'm learning lessons from you from "Midnights." I'm putting it all out there. -That is a beautiful photo. I do not know what you're talking about. Because that's what the night really was. Well? -Oh my God. -Pyramid, everyone is posing. -This is Love. -This was the mood I was in that night. This is the goal I'm trying... -Ugh!

And you can't delete the movie. You know what I'm talking? That's the most embarrassing thing: I'm sweating. Can you feel the heat coming off me? It is very bad. You've announced that a new

video

will be out this midnight. -Yes Yes! -It's around midnight. Right now it's around midnight. Can you tell what song this

video

is for? -It's for a song called "Bejeweled." Oh God. -I love it. -They approve it. -Yeah. -Okay, basically, in the first video, "Anti-Hero," I thought, "This will be the first single." And I knew it. But I thought, "I want to make a video that's just for fans who like certain things, like glitter, Easter

eggs

, and lots of little

cameos

." And basically, I was thinking about "Midnights," the concept, and I thought, "Where do we hear a lot about

midnights

?" We hear a lot about it when we talk about the Cinderella fairy tale.

Then I thought, "What if we put a little twist on the Cinderella story? And I could choose my friends." You know, my best friends, the Haim sisters, what if they played the stepsisters? And I thought, "What if we really shot for the stars with the other casting, with, you know, what if it was Oscar winner Laura Dern playing my stepmother?" -How did you contact Laura Dern? -It was like, "Oscar winner Laura Dern..." -Yes. -"...hello. Um, I've written a script. It's a one-scene script in which you're going to call me a "tired, tasteless wench." -And she said, "I'm in. " -And she told me: "I'm depressed." She's the best.

She's very funny. She's another one. I told her: "Friend." -Yes. -"Now you're my friend." -How? Do you direct? to Laura Dern, Oscar winner Laura Dern? -Oh, I mean, you know, directing Oscar winner Laura Dern is easier than anything else I've ever done in my life -Yeah, she just says, "I know. how to do it." Do it, yeah." -Well, yeah, I mean, she's just the best. And she's... I mean, I don't... I don't even think she's saying things like this. And then... And then we have one of my favorite performers, who I think has been very influential in pop

music

.

And I've nicknamed this character, not the Fairy Godmother, but the Fairy Goddess, and she's played by Dita Von Teese. who is, I think, one of the most emblematic performers. And it's very exciting to see her do what she does in this. Yes, there is Jack Antonoff. In it is the genius, legendary makeup artist and creator Pat McGrath. -Oh yeah. -So, I am very, very, very excited. -And this one, you said, but I'll let you say it again. This is perhaps the one with the most Easter

eggs

. -A psychotic amount. It's like... We have a PDF file for the Easter eggs in this video. -Yeah! -Because there are so many that we couldn't keep track of them. -Oh I love it.