“I felt like a protective nerd, like the gatekeeping fan girl in the room,” Ariana Grande jokingly told the crowd at the DGA Theater Tuesday night. The Oscar nominee, speaking in conversation with Billie Eilish for an FYC event, shared what her non-negotiables were in terms of changes from Wicked ’s stage musical to film.

Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. Following a screening of Wicked at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, a hush fell over the room as the credits silently rolled and all eyes fell on the double doors to the right of the stage.

I just kind of mustered up the courage to say ‘you know, respectfully, I think maybe she does not have that in her’”