Bradley Cooper Opens Up About Addiction In Vanity Fair And Reveals He Bulked Up For ‘American Sniper’ The Natural Way

American Hustle actor Bradley Cooper is opening up about his past with addiction in the new issue of Vanity Fair. The 39-year-old actor also talks about growing up and how to deal with loss.

Bradley is the January cover star for Vanity Fair and he looks great as usual. The Silver Linings Playbook actor shared how hard it is to deal with loss in life and how he has continued to overcome his addiction problems and stayed sober for 10 years.

When asked what has helped him find himself while being an actor Bradley told Vanity Fair, "Losing someone close to me. Going through love and loss ... knowing what's important."

He continued saying, "Realizing that the bottom line is that all I got is me, so it's about time to stop trying to be something that I think you would want me to be. Or that would give me what I think I need. As you get older, thank God, your body deteriorates, but your soul sort of flourishes."

"I see life much more gray as I get older," Bradley explained. "I was so sort of black-and-white in my late 20s. There's right and there's wrong and that's it. That's a tough way to live. It's rare that I judge somebody, really rare. I think people feel that, so it's sort of easy to get close to somebody if you don't feel judged by them."

As Bradley prepared for his upcoming role as a Navy Seal in in American Sniper the actor had to confront his past with addiction and chose to bulk up in a healthy and natural way. "I did it naturally because I've been sober for 10 years and didn't want to do anything," the explained to the publication.

"I had a realistic conversation. 'Can I do this in three months naturally? Can I gain 30 pounds of f--king muscle?' I didn't know if I would be able to do it or not. Thank God — luckily-my f--king body reacted fast."

For more about Bradley Cooper pick up the new Vanity Fair on newsstands Dec. 9.