Washington, November 20 Lady Gaga has revealed that she loves to cook and is good at making pastas.

The 'Poker Face' hitmaker, who has Italian American heritage, enjoys preparing meatballs too.

"I love to cook. I am really good at Italian food because I come from a very Italian family. So I make great meatballs, pasta... Mmmm," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Meanwhile, reports have come that she is looking forward to building an acting career.

A source said: "She sees acting as a natural progression in her career.

"One idea she has is for a rock opera which would be a huge, big budget movie made to her own very unique ideas.

"But she is also keen on straight dramatic roles. She has the drive and confidence to make it big as an actress." (ANI)