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Clips from Friends: The Reunion

No, no, no, no, no.

"No, no, no, no, no."

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How you doin'?

"How you doin'?"

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How you doin'? Damn it, Carl.

"How you doin'? Damn it, Carl."

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Go wait in the hall.

"Go wait in the hall."

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What do you remember about the audition process?

"What do you remember about the audition process?"

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I remember I had gone in a bunch of times,

"I remember I had gone in a bunch of times,"

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and I think it was on the final callback.

"and I think it was on the final callback."

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I had gone... I had gone with a friend of mine to run lines

"I had gone... I had gone with a friend of mine to run lines"

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and he said, you know,

"and he said, you know,"

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"So the show's about friends and being friends

""So the show's about friends and being friends"

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with, you know, just a group of friends?"

"with, you know, just a group of friends?""

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I was like, "Yeah, kind of."

"I was like, "Yeah, kind of.""

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He goes, "Then we should go out drinking."

"He goes, "Then we should go out drinking.""

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And I was like, "Yeah, that's a good idea."

"And I was like, "Yeah, that's a good idea.""

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So to make a long story short,

"So to make a long story short,"

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I woke up in the middle of the night at his apartment

"I woke up in the middle of the night at his apartment"

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and had to go to the bathroom, and I got up too fast.

"and had to go to the bathroom, and I got up too fast."

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And I can't believe I'm telling this,

"And I can't believe I'm telling this,"

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but I kind of blacked out, as you do,

"but I kind of blacked out, as you do,"

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and fell face first into the toilet.

"and fell face first into the toilet."

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And I hit my nose on the bottom of the toilet seat

"And I hit my nose on the bottom of the toilet seat"

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and a huge, like, chunk of meat came off my nose.

"and a huge, like, chunk of meat came off my nose."

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And I'm looking in the mirror and it's bleeding.

"And I'm looking in the mirror and it's bleeding."

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I was like, "Oh, my God."

"I was like, "Oh, my God.""

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So I have to go in for the big callback.

"So I have to go in for the big callback."

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And it's like a big, ugly scab on my nose.

"And it's like a big, ugly scab on my nose."

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And Marta Kauffman said, "What happened to your face?"

"And Marta Kauffman said, "What happened to your face?""

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And I told the truth and got the job so...

"And I told the truth and got the job so..."

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- Look at that. - Right? That's what happened.

"- Look at that. - Right? That's what happened."

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And, David, I know that at the time,

"And, David, I know that at the time,"

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I think you were... you were doing a lot of theater.

"I think you were... you were doing a lot of theater."

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What was it about "Friends" that attracted you to it?

"What was it about "Friends" that attracted you to it?"

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Marta and David made it clear to me, made it known to me

"Marta and David made it clear to me, made it known to me"

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that they had written the role of Ross with my voice in mind.

"that they had written the role of Ross with my voice in mind."

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And I was like, "Well, I don't understand."

"And I was like, "Well, I don't understand.""

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- Ah, it's a bug. It's a bug. - Oh, no!

"- Ah, it's a bug. It's a bug. - Oh, no!"

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- Is it gone? - No, it's right there.

"- Is it gone? - No, it's right there."

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Aah! Oh, that's fuzz. That's fuzz.

"Aah! Oh, that's fuzz. That's fuzz."

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That's alright.

"That's alright."

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Was it real?

"Was it real?"

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- Is it gone? - It's gone, it's gone.

"- Is it gone? - It's gone, it's gone."

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Can I just say...

"Can I just say..."

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The important thing is that we dealt with it well.

"The important thing is that we dealt with it well."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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You even reacted to that like Phoebe.

"You even reacted to that like Phoebe."

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That was great.

"That was great."

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That was much more entertaining than my story.

"That was much more entertaining than my story."

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It really was.

"It really was."

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We were having a tough time finding Monica,

"We were having a tough time finding Monica,"

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and we really saw Courteney as kind of a Rachel at the time.

"and we really saw Courteney as kind of a Rachel at the time."

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We met with Courteney Cox, and she explained to us

"We met with Courteney Cox, and she explained to us"

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why she didn't think she was a Rachel

"why she didn't think she was a Rachel"

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and that she herself was more of a Monica.

"and that she herself was more of a Monica."

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And she was right.

"And she was right."

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Courteney brought this incredible joy to the character.

"Courteney brought this incredible joy to the character."

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She'd been in the Bruce Springsteen video

"She'd been in the Bruce Springsteen video"

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and with Michael J. Fox on "Family Ties."

"and with Michael J. Fox on "Family Ties.""

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So people knew Courteney.

"So people knew Courteney."

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Not enough so that it made it the Courteney Cox show,

"Not enough so that it made it the Courteney Cox show,"

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which was always the fear.

"which was always the fear."

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We didn't want stars.

"We didn't want stars."

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But everything Courteney brought to it

"But everything Courteney brought to it"

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made Monica so much richer

"made Monica so much richer"

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than what we had originally intended.

"than what we had originally intended."

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I thought Chandler was gonna be the easiest part to cast,

"I thought Chandler was gonna be the easiest part to cast,"

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because he's not just a character.

"because he's not just a character."

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He's got jokes. He's got, like, actual real jokes.

"He's got jokes. He's got, like, actual real jokes."

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So I thought, "Here we go. This is gonna be great."

"So I thought, "Here we go. This is gonna be great.""

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And we saw actor after actor, and it wasn't funny.

"And we saw actor after actor, and it wasn't funny."

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We had worked with Matthew Perry on "Dream On."

"We had worked with Matthew Perry on "Dream On.""

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And when Matthew reads that dialogue, it sparkles

"And when Matthew reads that dialogue, it sparkles"

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and it comes alive.

"and it comes alive."

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And for the first time through the casting process,

"And for the first time through the casting process,"

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we knew there was a character there

"we knew there was a character there"

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and that this was the only guy to play it.

"and that this was the only guy to play it."

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There was just a little problem.

"There was just a little problem."

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He had already signed on for another sitcom.

"He had already signed on for another sitcom."

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It was about luggage handlers in the future at LAX.

"It was about luggage handlers in the future at LAX."

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It just sounded insane.

"It just sounded insane."

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Enjoy Los Angeles.

"Enjoy Los Angeles."

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By the way, Griffith Park has the best picnic areas.

"By the way, Griffith Park has the best picnic areas."

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Thank you. You are most insignificant.

"Thank you. You are most insignificant."

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And then someone from Warner Bros. actually was

"And then someone from Warner Bros. actually was"

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at the taping of "2194"

"at the taping of "2194""

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and thought "This show is never going.

"and thought "This show is never going."

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Put him in 'Friends.' We'll be okay."

"Put him in 'Friends.' We'll be okay.""

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Suddenly it was like "There's our Chandler."

"Suddenly it was like "There's our Chandler.""

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And I just won $1 million.

"And I just won $1 million."

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He spins the lines in a way that they're his.

"He spins the lines in a way that they're his."

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And there's so many comedy skills there.

"And there's so many comedy skills there."

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Rachel was the hardest part to cast,

"Rachel was the hardest part to cast,"

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and it was the last part we cast.

"and it was the last part we cast."

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She could be a really unlikable character.

"She could be a really unlikable character."

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I mean, this is an incredibly selfish, self-involved,

"I mean, this is an incredibly selfish, self-involved,"

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spoiled... in the wrong hands, you don't like Rachel.

"spoiled... in the wrong hands, you don't like Rachel."

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We saw lots and lots and lots of other women.

"We saw lots and lots and lots of other women."

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Women who come in wearing actual wedding dresses

"Women who come in wearing actual wedding dresses"

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and none of it...

"and none of it..."

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You didn't really fall in love, and you needed to,

"You didn't really fall in love, and you needed to,"

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'cause you needed to feel what Ross was feeling.

"'cause you needed to feel what Ross was feeling."

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And then Jennifer came in.

"And then Jennifer came in."

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Jennifer had a similar problem to Matthew in that

"Jennifer had a similar problem to Matthew in that"

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she'd already signed on

"she'd already signed on"

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to a show called "Muddling Through."

"to a show called "Muddling Through.""

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You gonna eat that steak or argue with it?

"You gonna eat that steak or argue with it?"

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Madeline, this here steak was supposed to be rare.

"Madeline, this here steak was supposed to be rare."

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Gidney, tell me something.

"Gidney, tell me something."

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How often do we have steak on the menu?

"How often do we have steak on the menu?"

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Shoot, hardly ever.

"Shoot, hardly ever."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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So what you have there is a rare steak.

"So what you have there is a rare steak."

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And they had already shot six episodes of this show,

"And they had already shot six episodes of this show,"

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so it was a little bit more than just the pilot.

"so it was a little bit more than just the pilot."

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And we took this big risk to cast her,

"And we took this big risk to cast her,"

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share her with this other show

"share her with this other show"

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and we'll see who wins.

"and we'll see who wins."

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And we even shot not only the pilot,

"And we even shot not only the pilot,"

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but probably three episodes of "Friends"

"but probably three episodes of "Friends""

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while that show was still on television.

"while that show was still on television."

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And if it had... if CBS had picked it up,

"And if it had... if CBS had picked it up,"

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