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Bradley Cooper recounts his dark period under the influence of cocaine

Politiko 2022-06-15 16:27:14

Bradley Cooper is becoming real about his past battles with drugs and alcohol. The actor and director of "A Star Is Born" has shown how he left the end - hard - after its ending from the action-thriller series Jennifer Garner "Alias" in the early 2000s.

Cooper has been candid about his substance abuse issues on Amazon Music and Wondery's SmartLess podcast, which is co-hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.

"I was very lost and addicted to cocaine - that was the next thing," said Cooper, 47. "I cut my Achilles tendon as soon as I rested / left 'Alias'." The father of a child and Oscar nominee for the Silver Linings Playbook added that he also faced "zero self-esteem" and detailed his efforts with chemical abuse in the early days of his career.

"I had the benefit that this happened when I was 29 years old. I thought I succeeded when I got a Wendy ad. "As for what I 'did, then I did,'" said Cooper, who is currently filming "Maestro," an already controversial biography of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein.

"But I definitely did not feel it, moving to Los Angeles for 'Alias' feeling like I was back in high school. "I could not enter any club, no girl wanted to see me." In short, he “was completely depressed. It really wasn't until "The Hangover." I was 36 years old when I did "The Hangover", so I had to go through all those things before fame played into my existence on a daily basis. "So everything happened before that."

"Undoubtedly I have made great strides in the ages of 29 to 33, 34, where at least I have been able to stand in front of someone and breathe, listen and speak." Cooper then praised Arnett - who has been open to suffering from alcoholism himself - for talking to him about his battles in July 2004 and set him on a "path to deciding to change my life."

The "Arrested Development" star later stated that he saw a "change" in Cooper, saying: "It was fantastic to see you in this place and to see you comfortable. Nothing has made me happier. "It made me happy to see you so happy with who you are." Cooper's role in "Alias" was reduced in 2003 and his character was dropped in Season 2. He told GQ in 2013 that his drug and alcohol problems would "sabotage my whole life" if he did not get help.

"I think the work was getting up. "The only thing I have learned in life is the best thing I can do is to embrace who I am and then do it to the fullest, and then whatever happens, happens," he said. that time. "The more steps I take to not do this, the farther I am from fulfilling any potential I would have."