Bradley Cooper opened up about struggling with substance abuse earlier in his career, during a new podcast with longtime friends Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett -- the latter of whom he credited with helping him when he needed it most.
Appearing on the Smartless podcast this week, Cooper and Arnett talked about the actor's battle In the early 2000s, when the "A Star Is Born" star would have been in his late 20s.
Looking back, Cooper believed it was a positive he went through all this when he was 29, before he had really struck it big in Hollywood.
"I did have the benefit of that happening when I was 29. I thought I made it when I got a Wendy’s commercial In terms of the made-it thing, that’s when I 'made it.'
Cooper previously revealed he got sober in August 2004, but didn't disclose what specific substances he struggled with in the past.
Arnett noted that the two have been hanging out together recently more than they had in years and said of Cooper that "it has been awesome seeing you in this place and seeing you comfortable."
I was doing these movies, and I got to meet Sandra Bullock and meet these people and work with them. And I'm sober, and I'm like, 'Oh, I'm actually myself.
he said at the time. "I was rediscovering myself in this workplace, and it was wonderful."