'First of all, I'm in an exchange with the woman for whom lipstick was invented, and now I have to hit the books' (via toofab)
He said that when he landed two different shows prior to"Friends," he quickly called her up to share with her, thinking that there was maybe something there, but"could feel ice forming through the phone."
Nevertheless, he persisted, and was ultimately rejected by her, saying she'd rather be friends."I compounded the compound by blurting, 'We can’t be friends!'" wrote Perry, ironically enough. Thankfully, they were able to become fast friends over their decade working together. And that friendship was one of the most important as he subsequently struggled through addiction, which overlapped with filming the show.for an upcoming interview to discuss his memoir. In a clip released ahead of the full interview, he shared that Aniston stayed in touch throughout his years of addiction.
"She was the one that reached out the most. You know, I’m really grateful to her for that," Perry shared. But she wasn't the only one who was there for him."They were understanding, and they were patient," he said of his co-stars. Matthew Perry's interview with Sawyer is set to air October 28 on ABC, ahead of the launch of his memoir,"Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing," on November 1.