Bradley Cooper Names 1 Actor Whose Performance ‘Changed’ Him ‘Forever’

The “Maestro” actor said he was just “in awe” of his co-star in a hit ’00s rom-com.

Bradley Cooper spilled on catching a “huge break” on the “Wedding Crashers” set as he reflected on how Vince Vaughn crushed his performance in the hit early ’00s romantic comedy.

The “Maestro” star, in a conversation with fellow nominees in the Best Actor category at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, said director David Dobkin gave him a “huge break” by casting him as “the bad guy,” Sack Lodge, in the 2005 film.

“I think up to that point, I was always just tried to get it right. Be present and get it right,” said Cooper before remarking on Vince Vaughn’s performance.

“I’m watching this guy destroy a scene, like just crush it. And then he wants another one. I remember it was the scene where the grandmother is shooting him, takes the gun out, and he’s running out, and he’s just like, ‘David, I want to do another one.’ And in front of everybody, this huge crew and lights, it’s so nerve-wracking and just his willingness to fail.”

Cooper described Vaughn as huge and a tough guy who was the “funniest” and “quickest.”