The ‘Friends’ Cast Has Some Big Regrets About the Show: See What Courteney Cox and More Have Said 

Courteney Cox

Courteney won audiences over with her portrayal of Monica Geller for 10 seasons. However, during a March 2022 appearance on Today, the Scream star admitted that she does not remember filming some of the iconic episodes.

“I’m kind of bummed that we didn’t spend more time taking pictures. Because I don’t have a lot to look back at,” she said. “I see it on TV sometimes and I stop and go, ‘Oh my God, I don’t remember this at all.’ But it’s so funny.”

Matthew Perry

Matthew proved to be quite the comedian with his role as Chandler Bing, full of hilarious zingers. In July 2013, he and Lisa appeared on Piers Morgan Tonight to discuss their Friends experience. The television producer revealed that he wished the show went on for an eleventh season. 

“I find myself sort of reminiscing about how much fun the show was, and the hours that we worked,” he said. “You know, you can see how much we laughed and everything. And I found myself saying, ‘If I had a time machine, I would like to go back to 2004 and not have stopped.’”

In his November 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew further explained why he wished the series went on for longer. He thanked David for not personally asking for a raise, leading all the other castmates to get a raise.

“By season 8, we were making a million dollars per episode; by season 10 we were making even more,” he penned. “We were making $1,100,040 an episode, and we were asking to do fewer episodes. Morons, all of us. We had David’s goodness, and his astute business sense, to thank for what we had been offered.”

Lisa Kudrow

During the Piers Morgan Tonight appearance, Lisa also revealed that she wished the show did not end after 10 seasons. 

“If it were up to us, like individually, oh, I would keep going,” she said. “There would have come a time anyway when someone would have said, ‘We’ve had enough.’ But why not have fun until they do?”

David Schwimmer

David became one of television’s most sought-after stars once he made his Friends debut. But managing fame came with a price and the American Crime Story alum wishes he handled his newfound fame differently.

“It was pretty jarring, and it messed with my relationship with other people in a way that took years, I think, for me to adjust to and become comfortable with,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “As an actor, the way I was trained, my job was to observe life and to observe other people, so I used to walk around with my head up, really engaged and watching people.”

“The effect of celebrity was the absolute opposite: It made me want to hide under a baseball cap and not be seen,” he continued. “And I realized after a while that I was no longer watching people; I was trying to hide. So, I was trying to figure out: How do I be an actor in this new world, in this new situation? How do I do my job? That was tricky.”

Elle Macpherson 

Friends had several notable guest stars over the years, including supermodel Elle Macpherson. The Australian beauty snagged a recurring role as Janine LaCroix during season 6 of the series. 

In a November 2018 interview with news.com.au, she said, “Had I known how successful it was before going, I think I would have chickened out because it was such an iconic show, and I probably wouldn’t have felt up to the job.”

In the end, she was happy she appeared on the show, one of the many highlights of her career. 

“But fortunately, I went, I took a risk, I didn’t know how big of a risk I was taking, and I had the most incredible experience.”