Lance Armstrong In Ben Foster's The Program

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Ben Foster confessed that he took performance enhancing drugs so he can perfectly portray Lance Armstrong 's character in 'The Program. ' Foster was so serious in portraying the character of the famous cyclist, so determined that he ended up doping himself while filming. "Doping is not the reason why Lance Armstrong won but it did shape a culture at the time, and it certainly shaped him, and I wanted to understand - on a personal level, on a cellular level - what that experience is like," Foster said during an interview at The Toronto International Film Festival. Though he decided to gamble his health, he said that he took the risk, under the supervision of a nutritionist and a wellness doctor. He also admitted that coming off the drugs-