Tom Selleck On Why He Was ‘Scared To Death’ During ‘Friends’ Guest Starring Role
etcanada.comTom Selleck‘s opening up about why he was “scared to death” during his guest starring role as Dr. Richard Burke on “Friends”.
During an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, the 77-year-old actor revealed that being a guest on a show is “the hardest thing.” And, as a prime example, Selleck offered his experience on Friends. “I try to relax the new actors because that’s really hard, to come on a show where everybody’s up to speed.
It’s like when I did ‘Friends’,” he said. “They were up to speed.” A giddy Clarkson then interjects and tells Selleck he was “amazing” as Courteney Cox‘s boyfriend. “I wasn’t amazing at what they call the table read,” quipped Selleck.
And when Clarkson asked Selleck if he enjoyed his time on ‘”Friends”, the veteran actor explained why he was so nervous. “I was scared to death,” he said. “I had done ‘Taxi’ a long time before, but I hadn’t done a sitcom.
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