"I loved the college experience of studying. I was very grateful to be there. I applied out of high school and I didn't get in and then I applied as a transfer and got in," says the actor who graduated from the school's honors English program in 1997. "I felt honored to be there, so I worked my ass off. The whole time I was there I thought I wasn't smart enough so I felt like I had to."

As for what quality Bradley looks for in a partner, he has said, "Give me an authentic woman, and I'm happy."

The actor has been previously linked to Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston and was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito. He is currently dating Renee Zellweger.

"I have two beautiful dogs that I cherish. Samson is a 14-year-old German short hair pointer and Charlotte is a 6 or 7-year-old Chow Retriever mix. They are both rescue dogs and they are the best ... I'm sort of a hybrid of both my dogs. Samson is stoic and makes me earn it and Charlotte loves me undyingly. They're my kids."

"When I was a kid, I remember watching "Chariots of Fire." French is the official language of the Olympics. So there's a scene where a guy was speaking French and I thought, 'Man, that sounds so cool. I want to learn French.'"

"I seriously love to cook ... My grandmother was an amazing cook. As a kid I used to help her make handmade pasta, Cavatelli and Ravioli. It was one of my favorite things to do. I love the idea of making whatever is in the fridge into something."

Some of his favorite books are "Lolita," "A Home at the End of the World," and "Ask the Dusk."

"I had size 12 feet when I was 10, so I thought I was going to be 6' 8". My goal was to be able to dunk a basket. I wound up being 6' 1" with size 14 feet."