The actor credits costars Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis for helping him stay “sane.”

Ed Helmshas opened up about the challenges of fame following the success of the buddy comedyThe Hangover.

“It was a tornado of fame,” Helms said on theConan O’Brien Needs a Friendpodcast.

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Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Everett Collection

“It was very overwhelming.

I really was reeling a lot of the time.

I was getting scripts for all these different kinds of projects.

Like, ‘What do I do?

Helms also credited his costarsBradley Cooperand Zach Galifianakis for helping him navigate the fame.

The Hangoverwas a box office hit and grossed $467 million worldwide.