Complex sentence: In addition to admiring Cooper's knowledge of the outdoors and hunting skills, Hemingway believed his character matched his screen persona, once telling a friend, If you made up a character like Coop, nobody would believe it.
Split into simpler sentences: In addition to admiring Cooper's knowledge of the outdoors and his hunting skills, Hemingway believed his character matched his screen persona. The author once told a friend, If you made up a character like Coop, nobody would believe it.