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Bradley Cooper was invested inMaestro audibly.

As part of Coopers artistic process, he sat down with his writing partner for story time.
Even Carey Mulligan, who plays Bernsteins wife, Felicia, joined the co-writers for one such session.
I could already hear the chemistry.
Did Cooper act out each character during these draft read-throughs?
No, he didnt use the voice … its more just reading it.
I would joke like, Okay, you read Lenny.
Its very odd to be standing here, he reflected.
Im also grateful to be able to be here and talk about this labor of love.