1994
"Family Ties" veteran Courteney Cox shared with ET her confidence in the cast and the new show's potential to be a hit.
Entertainment Tonight: It seems like
you and the cast have done this bonding thing from day one!
Courteney Cox: We all get along really
well. We're friends. Jim Burrows really encourages that in this
cast. He really believes that's how it all should work. It's an
ensemble show. Yeah, we're good friends. We've gotten together a
bunch of times.
ET: You have a great show in a great
time slot -- that has to feel good.
Courteney: Yeah, it does. It's
also a lot of pressure, because we need to do well in that time slot -- we have
such a great lead in. That's exciting. Thursday nights are going to
be more competitive. They're moving some really great shows on that
night. The show really is funny. I watched two episodes just
recently and I was really surprised. Pleasantly excited. I took the
job because it was good, but it's even better than I thought. Jim Burrows
is so good. The show's even better that what's on the written page.
ET: You've done series before. As
this gets close to its due date are you on "pins and needles" to see
how it's going to turn out?
Courteney: No, not at all. I've
been on shows that have been total failures. I've done shows that were
really great. "Family Ties" was great. But I knew that was
great when I joined the cast -- I never had the added pressure. I did one
pilot, but that was before "Family Ties." I did another show
that lasted six months.
ET: Does the "Friends" show
parallel life with your friends?
Courteney: Yeah. We didn't have
a coffee shop to hang out in, but it's actually all the same problems.
That's what's great about the show -- it's very real. Some of it might not
be totally real, but real life isn't as interesting as what you can write.
It's all about real life stuff that can happen in your twenties and
thirties. It's not just a show about people in their twenties, it can
apply anywhere.
Matthew Perry:
[Walking by] Do they have chicken salad there?
David Schwimmer: [With Matthew] Yeah, I think so.
Courteney: They are such hams.
They are pretending to go to the commissary, just so they can get in the shot
and be on TV.
Matthew Perry:
What are you going to eat?
David Schwimmer: Are you going to eat with us or what?
Courteney: I'm doing this ET right
now!
Matthew Perry:
What, That little alien guy?
David Schwimmer: We'll leave and try another bit.
Courteney: Come back later. That
was pretty good, though, but try again.
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