Bradley Cooper Asked Sean Penn A Very Important Question In 1999

This “Inside The Actors Studio” clip is required viewing for all Cooper aficionados.

1. Here’s Bradley Cooper in 1999 on “Inside the Actors Studio”:

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IXu0obfV4X8.

2. He’s really excited because he gets to ask Sean Penn a question.

3. He’s also 24 years old, and sometimes 24-year-olds get nervous.

4. But sometimes they’re serious too.

5. Hell, this girl is so blown away by Bradley’s question that she has to make this face.

6. And here he is as a guest on “Inside the Actors Studio” in 2011, 12 years later.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gpw24nTN9zo.

And he is crying, talented tears of joy.

7. That’s kind of crazy, right?