Matthew Perry Doesn't Remember Filming 3 Seasons of ‘Friends'

"Friends" star Matthew Perry has revealed that his former drug abuse left him with no memory of shooting multiple seasons of the hit NBC comedy. 

During an interview with BBC Radio 2 on Friday (Perry is currently in London rehearsing for the play "The End of Longing") he was asked to identify his least-favorite episode of "Friends."

"Oh, my goodness. I think the answer is: I don't remember three years of it," replied Perry. "So, none of those. … My answer to your question is: somewhere between [Seasons] 3 and 6."

Perry struggled with alcohol and prescription medication addiction throughout his time on the show. "A little bit of the time, I was a little out of it, yeah," he told BBC 2.

"The End of Longing" kept Perry from reuniting with his "Friends" co-stars Sunday night, when the remaining cast gathered at a tribute to director James Burrows.

When questioned about the possibility of a scripted "Friends" reunion, Perry hedged his bets.

"I don't know what the price would be," Perry said. "I think the actors would actually be open to it. I do. I think we would be open to doing something, some kind of — maybe some TV special. I don't know about a movie. It's kind of tough, because it ended on such a high note that we don't want to ruin it. ... But I think the cast would be open to doing something like that at some point. We've talked about it a little bit, over dinner ... It's a really good group. There isn't a jerk in the group, and that really saved us for 10 years."

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