‘I felt so proud of myself’: ‘Monsters’ star Cooper Koch on awards buzz, filming ‘The Hurt Man’ episode, and advocating for the Menendez brothers

Cooper Koch is embracing the fame and media frenzy that came his way after portraying Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

"The attention and the validation — just hearing so many people like the show and were moved by the performance is amazing. I feel so lucky and grateful," Koch tells Gold Derby (watch the video interview above).

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is the second season of the true-crime anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix.