Bradley Cooper also experienced the hell of addiction.

In his late twenties, the actor masked his "lack of self-esteem" in cocaine and alcohol.

“I cut my Achilles heel after getting fired/left [the show]

Alias

,” he explained on the Smartless podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.

The star considers himself lucky “to have experienced this at 29”, before becoming famous thanks to

Very Bad Trip

seven years later.

“Moving to Los Angeles for

Alias

​​was like going back to high school: I couldn't get into any nightclubs, no girls were watching me.

I was completely depressed.

(…) At 36, I did

Very Bad Trip

, so I experienced all these things before fame entered my daily existence, ”he added.

Metamorphosis

After admitting he was "addicted to cocaine" and "completely lost" in his early 30s, Bradley Cooper began the changes needed to get his life back on track.

And he credited Will Arnett for being "the reason" for the realization that came about in July 2004.

Since then, Bradley Cooper has been sober and has even helped Brad Pitt get rid of his addictions.

The actor of

One Upon a Time… in Hollywood

had also thanked him by receiving an award for his role in Quentin Tarantino's film in 2020.

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