on the other hand , maybe nothing at all of importance changes in the future , and i would have been handed the same bullet to eat a week or a month or a year later . he says , his voice all twisty and low . cooper finally said , lowering his iced tea to the table . he could kind of see that . this was the best performance of her career . '' `` well , you have to admit that it makes the dinner parties easier , '' he laughed . 