In an interview with The Canadian Press on May 26, 2009, Gaga cited her video as "the most amazing creative work that [she's] put together so far." She went on to describe the idea behind the video and the message it gives. She said:
"my video for 'Paparazzi,' which I really am very pleased with the way that turned out. It's like a short film."
"It has a real, genuine, powerful message about fame-whoring and death and the demise of the celebrity, and what that does to young people, the video explores ideas about sort of hyperbolic situations that people will go to in order to be famous, Most specifically, ****ography and murder."
These are some of the major themes in the video