But Cooper’s Hollywood career has always loomed under the shadow of his father’s tragic death.
To which Philip answered: “Just bring him.
We all need to be together.”
Cooper’s expanding Hollywood circle has always blended family and fame.
His mother is a former costume designer for “Saturday Night Live” who is now a producer.
He initially didn’t want to be an actor
Cooper Hoffman never planned on being an actor.
He told theAPin 2022: “I don’t think I ever really considered it a possibility.
I was always kind of scared to enter that arena because my dad did it so well.”
I want to go.
There are too many people.
And that’s all I really wanted to do."
I was like, ‘Oh my god, I need to do this.'"
The first time actor said, “The first take I was shaking.
Paul didn’t use it, obviously, because I was stuttering my words.
It was great to have Alana there.
Afterward we were like, ‘What the hell did we get ourselves into?'”
It really was this feeling of: Maybe this is what he felt like.
It was this weird out-of-body experience.
I felt incredibly close to my dad through the whole shooting process."
As he stepped into his father’s shoes, Cooper also watched his dad’s films.
And from one actor to another, Cooper thinks highly of his dad’s work.
I love watching my dad.
I think he’s a brilliant actor.
I know I’m biased but I do genuinely think that’s true."
And I’m doing it.
I’m happy to take this road and see what happens with it …
It’s a beautiful thing to be compared to my father.
I hope people can differentiate us."
