“I hate feeling defined by it. It felt like something I felt ashamed of,” the actor admitted. “But I don’t think that we should feel ashamed if we go through times like that. I mostly just wish to say, it can get better. It did for me, and I’m grateful for that.”

Lady Gaga is on one monster of a media blitz. Fresh off the release of her acclaimed new album, Mayhem, and hosting Saturday Night Live, the pop legend appeared on The New York Times’ podcast The Interview for a candid moment of introspection.