Bradley Cooper: American Sniper's appeal was its human story

Updated May 31 2015 - 12:18am, first published May 30 2015 - 11:45pm
Bradley Cooper really focused on getting into the mindset of what it would be to be a sniper. Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture
Bradley Cooper really focused on getting into the mindset of what it would be to be a sniper. Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture
For Bradley Cooper, American Sniper is a movie about a man, "a character study". Photo: Keith Bernstein
For Bradley Cooper, American Sniper is a movie about a man, "a character study". Photo: Keith Bernstein
Bradley Cooper was thrilled to be working with Clint Eastwood. Photo: Keith Bernstein
Bradley Cooper was thrilled to be working with Clint Eastwood. Photo: Keith Bernstein

QUESTION: Clint Eastwood said to me, 'When I look at Bradley Cooper, I don't see an actor.  I see the man.  I see Chris Kyle, I see the Elephant Man; I see anyone but Bradley Cooper when he takes a role.' Bradley, as you were playing this part, when you looked in the mirror, who did you see?

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