Matthew Perry Friends

Matthew Perry admitted that he struggles to revisit the sitcom because of how 'thin' he was while shooting.

[struggling with substance abuse](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/10/28/matthew-perry-stole-pills-strangers-open-houses-interview/) throughout the show’s run, Matthew did reveal that there were some [seasons he was sober](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/10/19/matthew-perry-nearly-died-opioid-addiction-memoir/) in the memoir. It was never going to be some tell-all about their lives, it was always going to be about his journey through addiction and he made sure they knew that before it came out,” they said. [ spoke about ](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/11/01/matthew-perry-friends-cast-salaries-memoir/) [Friends,](https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/11/01/matthew-perry-friends-cast-salaries-memoir/) Matthew also spoke about how he abstained from using any substances while he was on set, but it still affected his performance on occasion. “I felt nothing,” he wrote. “It was really funny and all the people were nice, and I’ve been too worried about this, and I want to watch Friends too,” he said. While describing the first time that he admitted that he had a problem with substances, he said he “can’t watch the show cause I was brutally thin.”