Why Matthew Perry didn’t want to be remembered just for ‘Friends’
nypost.comwent on the “Q with Tom Power” podcast in Toronto to promote his memoir “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” and candidly discussed his legacy.“I would like to be remembered as somebody who lived well, loved well, was a seeker,” Perry said. “And his paramount thing is that he wants to help people.
That’s what I want.”Perry added: “The best thing about me, bar none, is that if somebody comes to me and says, ‘I can’t stop drinking, can you help me?’ I can say ‘yes’ and follow up and do it,” he said.But, the actor went on to say he did not want his famous sit-com to be the No.
1 thing he’s known for. “When I die, I don’t want ‘Friends’ to be the first thing that’s mentioned,” he said. “I want that to be the first thing that’s mentioned.
And I’m gonna live the rest of my life proving that.” He starred on the NBC comedy for 10 years alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer. “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” which was published one year ago this week, dealt a lot with Perry’s close calls with death and his preoccupation with mortality.
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