Alcoholic Addiction Experience Helps Bradley Cooper Investigate Role In A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper (Warner Bros. Pictures)

JAKARTA - Bradley Cooper feels grateful that he is no longer addicted to alcoholic drinks. Thanks to being separated from this addiction, he admitted that it was easier to explore his character in the film A Star is Born.

In a film released in 2018, Cooper plays a musician who is addicted. The experience he felt helped him build the character.

"I was lucky. I got out of addiction at the age of 29, and I've had 19 years of that. Very lucky," said Bradley Cooper at the Running Wild with Bear Gylls: The Challenge.

"It became easy for me to get into the character. And fortunately I was in a place in my life where I felt calm with all that so I could let go of myself," he said again.

"I was lucky with the role I played. This is a real blessing, hopefully I can do it," he said.

Thanks to this role, Bradley Cooper received a nomination at the Oscar award including Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay. However, this film only managed to bring one trophy from the Best Original Song category.

This isn't the first time Bradley Cooper has told of his struggle to be free from alcohol addiction. Previously, he admitted that he had only realized the importance of being free from addiction when attending an event.

This is the first time I've felt realized I've had problems with drugs and alcohol. I've never forgotten this... it's changed my whole life," Cooper said.

Apart from acting, the film A Star is Born is also Bradley Cooper's first project as a director and writer. He will also direct his latest film, Maestro and producer for the Joker: Folie Deux, starring Lady Gaga, co-star in the film A Star is Born.