Lisa Marie Presley took Austin Butler on a tour of Graceland and showed him Elvis' slippers and bedroom
- Lisa Marie Presley gave Austin Butler a tour of Graceland while filming for "Elvis."
- Butler told Jimmy Fallon that Presley showed him Elvis' bedroom and slippers.
Austin Butler told Jimmy Fallon that Lisa Marie Presley showed him around Graceland while he was filming Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" and said she even showed him The King of Rock and Roll's bedroom and slippers.
In a Monday night appearance on 'The Tonight Show,' Butler reflected on his time getting to know Presley during filming for the Academy Award-nominated film, "Elvis," before her death earlier this month.
He said the first time they met was at Elvis' famous Memphis home Graceland when they were screening the film.
"I get goosebumps," Butler said of the time Presley showed him around Graceland after they watched "Elvis."
Butler said he got to see Elvis' slippers and his bedroom — "a place that most people never get to see."
"She took me up there, and it was — you know, moments like that, we just sat in his bedroom, and up there, he's not Elvis. He was just dad, you know? And so, to hear those stories, I truly will treasure that forever," Butler told Fallon.
Butler added that he "felt an immediate depth of relationship" with Presley that she didn't have with most people.
"She was a person who didn't really have anything to prove and wouldn't open up to everybody," he said, "and she just opened up to me, and we got so close so fast."
Butler, who just won a Golden Globe for best actor for his portrayal of Elvis, said spending the evening with Presley is something "I'll never forget ... for the rest of my life."
"It's weird in moments like this because it's so bittersweet," Butler admitted to Fallon, speaking of the recognition "Elvis" is currently getting.
"I mean, so much great stuff is happening, but it's really — I'm just, you know, devastated for her family," Butler said. "And for her to not be here celebrating with us."