“When I die, I'd like 'Friends' to be listed behind 'helping people.'” PeopleHelpingDiesBehindsHelping People Author:Matthew Perry
“Well, I was lucky enough to be involved in about 19 failures at an early age, so I'm realistic about the success I'm having and how quickly it can go away. What's important is to be smart about it.” WellsImportantEnoughAgeInvolvedLuckySmartGoing AwayRealisticWhat's ImportantBeing Smart Author:Matthew Perry
“A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.” PeopleThinkingMatterChoicesAddiction Author:Matthew Perry
“I always have the same thing - which is the fear of not getting a laugh - that I've had from the time I was a kid; obsessing over, 'This joke doesn't quite work, we've got to get this right.' I was always like that, whether I was a member of a six-person ensemble or whether I'm the center of a show.” PersonsShowsKidsLaughingMembersSixJokesEnsembleObsessing Author:Matthew Perry
“I certainly like the rumour that I was the father of Elizabeth Hurley's baby. It made me think I could impregnate women in a different way to everyone else. Elizabeth and I were never alone in a room together, so I must be a very powerful man indeed. Actually, I'm thinking of suing the baby!” ThinkingMenWayMadeDifferentTogetherFatherRoomsPowerfulBabyDifferent WaysVery PowerfulRumoursPowerful ManSuing Author:Matthew Perry
“I think if you look back at all those great comedies on television in the past, it's all lovable losers that gathered together - 'Taxi' and 'Cheers,' 'Seinfeld' and 'Friends.'” IfsThinkingLooksTogetherPastComedyTelevisionLoserCheerTaxiLovableGreat Comedy Author:Matthew Perry
“I was a guy who wanted to become famous. There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be.” ThinkingWantWould BeWantedGuyAttentionEarsRestaurantsSeatsComing OutBucksSteamRepercussions Author:Matthew Perry
“I went to a high school that didn't have many people in it. There were, like, 60 people in my senior class. There was a group of cool kids and a group of really dorky kids, and I was probably the coolest of the really dorky kids.” PeopleKidsSchoolClassGroupsHigh SchoolSeniorDorkyCool KidSenior Class Author:Matthew Perry
“I'm just glad that the whole John Wayne persona of a man is sort of old school now, because I'd never be able to do that. If that was the going rate today, I wouldn't be working.” IfsMenWholeTodayAbleSchoolRateGladPersonaWayneOld School Author:Matthew Perry
“Ninety percent of video game AI really is pretty damn bad. I think that's actually why it's so much fun to shoot things. Because the AI is so bad and the characters are so annoying.” ThinkingCharacterGamesFunPercentVideoDamnAnnoyingNinetyAnnoyed Author:Matthew Perry