If someone says anything unpleasant to him, he will remember it.

Cooper said the event happened at a party during his last project with Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born,” in a recent interview with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes’ podcast “Smartless.”
“What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?” he claims the director asked to him at that time. The “she” in question is an actress Cooper was with at the party.
“I was like, ‘I f—ing hate this business,'” he said of the rude encounter. “I’m like, ‘Bro, why are you such an a–hole?'” I would never f-ck-ng forget that. Go f-ck yourself.”
During the chat, he also mentioned that he never forgets “anything anybody mean has ever said,” and subsequently brought up another incident in which someone likewise criticized his participation in the Best Actor category at the 2013 Oscars.

The overall interaction might have been hurtful to the actor since it marks his first-ever nomination at the awards event. “This hero female actress, that I didn’t know at all, comes up to me, she goes, ‘I saw your movie. You deserve the nom.’ I was like, ‘What? I’m sorry, what?’ ‘The nom,'” he shared.
“Then like 10, 20 minutes later — I’m not kidding — I pass her going to the bathroom and she mouths it: “The nom,” meaning like don’t win, you’re never gonna win,” he recalled. “Can you imagine saying that to somebody? You’ve got to be f—-ed up to do that.”
Cooper is now starring in the Netflix-backed Leonard Bernstein drama “Maestro,” in which he portrays Bernstein. The film is set to be released in 2023.
Reactions to Bradley Cooper Rude Encounter With A Famous Director
idk man, I think you just have to take that one on the chin. only seems fair.
@GrahamB47
idk man, I think you just have to take that one on the chin. only seems fair. https://t.co/yNLBgZssBm
— graham (@GrahamB47) June 21, 2022
The director? You guessed it...Apichatpong Weerasethakul
@Srirachachau
The director? You guessed it…Apichatpong Weerasethakul https://t.co/utTRdcWN33
— Mr. Chau (@Srirachachau) June 21, 2022
“Congratulations on the nom” Cooper:
@jerryasleep
“Congratulations on the nom”
— Jerry Chen (@jerryasleep) June 20, 2022
Cooper: https://t.co/s005EqxHfH pic.twitter.com/JnYa2pEYkP
It was Jon Watts
@EPM106
It was Jon Watts https://t.co/qvUQ1U4CKR
— Max (@EPM106) June 20, 2022
This blind item, I want to know who the more deserving actress was. 🤔
@littlegnome16
This blind item, I want to know who the more deserving actress was. 🤔 https://t.co/DbbQPYLPWJ
— Ashley says abolish countries. (@littlegnome16) June 20, 2022
A true crime podcast that’s jus getting to the bottom of this
@Tommy_Byrn
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— Tommy Byrne (@Tommy_Byrn) June 20, 2022
i had no idea he was an oscar nominee 💀
@reveImoon
i had no idea he was an oscar nominee 💀 https://t.co/Tq9CATr7VT
— lord vader’s bitch (@reveImoon) June 20, 2022
Someone just walking around the party, whispering “the nom” to him is honestly hilarious
@pattbb8
Someone just walking around the party, whispering “the nom” to him is honestly hilarious https://t.co/iLeI6mherx
— Pat (@pattbb8) June 20, 2022
PR team going massive brain to get him a win for maestro already damn
@fanofbreakfasts
PR team going massive brain to get him a win for maestro already damn https://t.co/O2SOHFoHgX
— jake (@fanofbreakfasts) June 20, 2022
well come on now name names so i know who to stan
@galifianapkins
well come on now name names so i know who to stan https://t.co/zVG9ptc8pO
— malice🪡 (@galifianapkins) June 20, 2022