In 2021, during the reunion organized to celebrate the series “Friends”, the interpreter of Chandler magnificently described what he felt for his 5 comrades. Return to this poignant message from the actor, who died this Saturday at the age of 54.
While Matthew Perry suddenly left us this Saturday at the age of 54, tributes to the actor (whom the whole world remembers for his role as Chandler in the legendary series Friends) are multiplying in Hollywood.
Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the two creators of the most popular sitcom in the history of television, have just sent a poignant message to the deceased actor, and the W9 channel will rebroadcast this evening the documentary which brought together the six friends on screen in 2021.
On this occasion, only two and a half years ago, Matthew Perry spoke in a very beautiful way of his memories of the filming, expressing with palpable emotion what he still felt for his 5 comrades, many years after the end. from Friends:
“It’s hard to describe what we feel”he confided, before describing the very special bonds which united the six actors forever.
“After the show ended, when one of us was at a party or any event where there were people, if we ever ran into a member of the team, it was over, the party stopped there. We sat down with the person. We stood in a corner. For the rest of the evening. And that was it. We apologized to everyone, of course, but they had to people realize that we had come across a precious person and that we were going to stay there. There talking for the rest of the evening.”
“That’s how it happens.”concluded Chandler’s interpreter, on the verge of tears. “And I think I can speak for all of us here. It always happens like this and that’s it. That’s it, I’m going to cry.”
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This affection of Matthew Perry for his five comrades was obviously shared by the latter, as evidenced by the compliments they addressed to him in 2003, on the set of Oprah Winfrey, shortly before the end of the series.
“People may not know it, but Matthew Perry is someone who is extremely sensitive, in addition to being funny and being a genius. (…) He is a dear friend and a strong supporter.”had confided Jennifer Anniston, interpreter of Rachel.
“Matthew is hilarious. Some of his best lines come off-camera, when the cameras aren’t rolling”added David Schwimmer, who played Ross.
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Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe in all 10 seasons of Friends, admitted that she was already sad at the idea of no longer seeing her friend on set every day:
“Matthew Perry is one of the funniest people in the world. I don’t know what I’m going to do when I don’t see you every day and laugh with you. It’s something I’m really going to miss, I I don’t know if anyone else makes me laugh as much as you.”
“Matthew has matured so much, I’m so proud of him. He’s a really strong person, and I simply love him”declared Courteney Cox, aka Monica.
“Matthew Perry is so lively, intelligent, inventive, he knows where to find the funny. It’s really great to work with you, I learned a lot”concluded Matt LeBlanc, interpreter of Joey.
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