'I have 3 memories': Courteney Cox reveals she doesn't remember much of her time on 'Friends'
Courteney Cox, American actress who gained recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom 'Friends' admitted that she doesn't remember much of her time filming the sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004. Last year, the cast of 'Friends' reunited on the set to take a look back at the comedy that turned all six stars into household names.
The 57-year-old, who recently sat down with 'Today's' Willie Geist for an extended 'Sunday Sitdown' interview shared that she realized there were lot of gaps in her memory when she appeared on 'Friends: The Reunion' in May 2021. The actress said, "I should’ve watched all 10 seasons because when I did the reunion and was asked questions, I was like, 'I don’t remember being there.'" She added, "I see it on TV sometimes and I stop and go, 'Oh my God, I don’t remember filming so many episodes.'"
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Cox admitted that she has a "bad memory" and doesn’t remember many things from her life beyond shooting the iconic sitcom. "It’s really basic," she laughed. "I don’t remember any trauma in my childhood, but I have, like, three memories. I don’t know. I don’t know why." She also confessed that she is disappointed with her lack of memories from her time on 'Friends'. She said, "I’m kinda bummed that we didn’t spend more time taking pictures. Because I don’t have a lot to look back at."
Despite her bad memory, Cox remembers one incident from the sitcom that has stuck with her throughout the years. She shared how the 'Friends' director James Jim Burrows took the cast on a trip to Las Vegas right before the show aired in 1994. Cox said, "He gave us all $500. And he said, 'I want you to take care, like, really take notice of this moment because it will be the last time that all six of you together can walk through a casino. And we were like, ‘'Really?' And it was true. We never could never do that (again).'"
"I mean, I don’t wanna sound like, 'Look at us.' We’re not, you know, the Beatles. But people feel like they know you," she continued. "If we were all to walk down the street, six of us, it would be, I think it would be really interesting to people." Cox explained that certain episodes of the sitcom were sped up to fit in an extra commerical, which she thinks makes her voice sound like a "mouse or "Tinker Bell." Cox admitted that she likes watching the show when it's not sped up. Looking back at the show and its legacy, the actress shared that she is happy that people love the show as much they do. She said, "I feel lucky."