Here’s what almost stoppedFriendsfrom happening.
When we originally wrote the role, we had Janeane Garofalo’s voice in our head.
Darker and edgier and snarkier, and Courteney brought a whole bunch of other colors to it."
Other actresses also read for the role, but eventually they agreed Cox would be right for the part.
As Monica might say,ta-ha!
And so a script came out, and it was calledFriends Like Us.
Imagining anyone else as Chandler isso not cool.
“We held our breath for 24 hours until she passed,” he said.
Ultimately, it was the involvement of Burrows that drew Schwimmer in.
I’d be an idiot not to go."
“Many considered it sexually suggestive.”
We wanted these characters to feel real, and we knew they had to be likable."
The toughest critic was West Coast President Don Ohlmeyer.
Fire began to come out of my nose."
