Uma Thurman was nervous about working with director Paul Schrader

Uma Thurman shares her experience working with legendary director Paul Schrader on the film Oh, Canada at its premiere at the New York Film Festival. (Instagram)

UMA Thurman was nervous about working with director Paul Schrader for the first time. However, he felt comfortable after knowing that the director was a fan of Taylor Swift.

At the premiere of the film Oh, Canada at the New York Film Festival, Saturday (5/10), Thurman, 54, talked about his collaboration with Schrader, 78. In the film, he stars alongside Jacob Elordi, Victoria Hill, Richard Gere, and Michael Imperioli.

“I really idolize Paul Schrader!” said Thurman in the question and answer session at the premiere event. “To be able to contribute and be involved in his work and watch him work is an incredible honor.”

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Thurman admitted he felt “nervous” working with Schrader at first — until he learned about Schrader’s musical interests.

“I was very nervous about meeting him, you know, this macho director who makes these legendary films,” he said. “And as I was heading to the meeting, the person driving me was Googling and saying, ‘Oh my God, she’s a huge Taylor Swift fan.’ I was like, ‘What?’ Then I read Paul’s quotes or tweets defending Taylor and I immediately feel better.”

Thurman described Schrader as “gentle” and said that Schrader’s working relationship with the entire cast and crew was excellent.

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“I think the cast and crew really respected Paul and learned a lot from him, just by watching him work as a master. Very calm and, you could say, a gentle person,” he explained, adding working with Schrader was inspiring.

The Pulp Fiction star also said that the film was made in a very precise and fast way. “There’s not a lot of time. And to see a master of cinema who has to get exactly what he wants and needs… and have the entire language of cinema at his fingertips is something extraordinary.”

According to Deadline, Oh, Canada is a drama adapted from the novel Foregone by the late Russell Banks. Gere, 75, plays a fictional documentary filmmaker named Leonard Fife, who conducts a final interview with one of his former students (Imperioli) to reveal “the true facts of his life, reflecting on his relationships, regrets, and death” while reminiscing about the Vietnam War and his past relationships .

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Schrader, known for dramatic films like Taxi Driver and American Gigolo, has praised Swift, 34, on social media several times.

In April, Schrader posted on Facebook an image of the cover of Swift’s debut album.

“This daughter is becoming Taylor Swift. There’s a movie going on here,” Schrader wrote. “What is the best article ever written about this TS phenomenon?”

The writer-director told Variety last month that he felt “blown away” by the empire the Karma singer had built.

“It wasn’t the music that captivated me, but the phenomenon. Like Elvis,” explained Schrader. “You have to be amazed at how he and his team managed to create this empire.” (People/Z-3)