Bradley Cooper Says Playing Chris Kyle Changed His Life

“American Sniper” was life changing, Bradley Cooper stated Monday at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills. And he wasn’t talking about the film’s unbelivable box office success. Even though “American Sniper” is now the highest-grossing war movie of all time (recently beating out “Saving Private Ryan”), Cooper took a much more emotional approach when a room full of journalists asked him if he was surprised at how heated the discussion about the film has become.

Cooper said he was unsure if he’s even fully absorbed the impact this film has had on him. “I don’t think I’ll realize it fully until maybe later in my life,” he said. “It was life changing. Completely.”

The Huffington Post