the Santa Barbara International Film Festival honored Bradley Cooper with the outstanding performer of the Year award this evening at the Arlington Theater News Channel reporter Mina wahab spoke to the actor about his acclaimed film [Applause] Maestro it's been a big year for Bradley Cooper whose film Maestro has already wrapped up seven Oscar nominations including best picture and best actor the film follows the relationship between renowned American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and
his wife Felicia montra well we need to build up a very strong connection Cooper fully transformed into the role of brunstein developing a deep connection to his character I just love the way he spoke that was really infectious I love the melody and his vocabulary and I wish I had the that vocabulary yeah I I really love like his demeanor that was a lot of fun yeah and though 2024 is a major year for Cooper he says there were several pivotal moments in his life where he felt major career breakt
hroughs I remember cooking at Wendy's commercial and calling my dad and like I couldn't believe it like we're going to go to Miami and shoot a commercial and state hotel and it was like that was like I like oh I'm yeah and make money acting um certainly The Hangover was a huge thing that was definitely a moment where like we were all in London uh promoting it when when the box office came in and I remember that flight back home it was like it was yeah it was it was exhilarating though Bradley Co
oper is being honored for outstanding performer of the year for his role in Maestro it's important to note that he also directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay I mean you try to do you try to relate to everything that you're doing and and work from an honest place so I tried to relate in every way to what he who he was but the character um in terms of like directing acting and all that stuff it all that I don't it doesn't feel so schizophrenic it all feels like one thing Carrie Mulligan wh
o received an Oscar nomination for playing Leonard brunstein wife in Maestro also walked the carpet alongside Cooper Maestro is currently streaming on Netflix in Santa Barbara I'm News Channel reporter Mina wahab
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