Bradley Cooper has struggled with addiction in the past, but he’s been sober for a decade now. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, he gets candid about those hardships in his life. He also revealed why he decided against using stimulants to prepare him for his next film.
He’s still dealing with the loss of his father, which he said really put things in perspective for him.
"Losing someone close to me. Going through love and loss...knowing what's important," he said of how his pain has helped him become stronger.
"Realizing that the bottom line is that all I got is me, so it's about time to stop trying to be something that I think you would want me to be. Or that would give me what I think I need,” he continued. "As you get older, thank God, your body deteriorates, but your soul sort of flourishes.”
Cooper will portray a Navy SEAL in the upcoming American Sniper, a role he had to gain 30 pounds of muscle for. He admitted he was faced with the challenging decision of using drugs to bulk up or not, but ultimately decided he didn’t want to jeopardize his sobriety.
"I did it naturally because I've been sober for 10 years and didn't want to do anything," he said. "I had a realistic conversation. 'Can I do this in three months naturally? Can I gain 30 pounds of f--king muscle?' I didn't know if I would be able to do it or not. Thank God—luckily—my f--king body reacted fast."
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