The Words

Bradley Cooper and Brian Klugman Discuss Friendship and The Words

In his new movie in theaters, The Words, Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer named Rory who finds a brilliant manuscript and passes it off as his own. The movie's plot is a multi-layered story about self-doubt, honesty and integrity, but the story of how the movie made it from the printed page to the silver screen is one about friendship. In a ReelzChannel exclusive interview, Cooper and his childhood friend Brian Klugman, who co-wrote and co-directed The Words with Lee Sternthal, revealed to our own Jeremy Parsons how they have helped each other battle their own personal demons over the years.

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Dennis Quaid on Feeling Like a Fraud, Overcoming Rejection and The Words

In the upcoming drama The Words, Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer who finally gains the kind of recognition he has always craved after he passes off a brilliant manuscript as his own work. Dennis Quaid, who co-stars in The Words as a successful writer, recently sat down with us to discuss the movie and he opened up about how everyone feels like a "fraud" at some point and how he overcame rejection in Hollywood. Watch the video above and then tune in to Hollywood Dailies for more.

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Trailer for The Words Starring Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons

Bradley Cooper seems attracted to playing characters who look for shortcuts to success. In Limitless (2011), Cooper played a struggling writer named Eddie who takes experimental mind-enhancing pills that allow him to not only complete his novel in a matter of days, but find financial success beyond his wildest dreams. In his new movie, The Words, Cooper plays a struggling writer named Rory who finds a brilliant manuscript and passes it off as his own, earning him the fame and success he has always craved.

Of course, there's always a price to pay for taking shortcuts. In Limitless, the success Eddie finds at the bottom of a pill bottle attracts the attention of nefarious characters who will stop at nothing to possess his secret. Similarly, in The Words, the success of Rory's novel forces the original author of the manuscipt (Jeremy Irons) out of the shadows to confront Rory with the truth about the lie he has been living.

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