Jennifer Aniston requested the president of NBC for “a washer and a dryer” following the success of Mates.
Jennifer Aniston starred on the hit sitcom for a decade
The 56-year-old actress performed Rachel Inexperienced on the hit sitcom between 1994 and 2004, and Jennifer has recalled asking Warren Littlefield, the then-president of NBC, for some “actor treats” as a reward for the present’s success.
Throughout an look on the Armchair Skilled podcast, Jennifer shared: “I mentioned, ‘Will you please give me a washer and a dryer?’ And he wrote that down on a serviette.
“I simply stored listening to that each one these actors had been getting like automobiles and getting like this stuff as soon as they received employed. And Mates had occurred, and we had been, I don’t know, on the upfronts for one thing, and I used to be like, ‘The place’s my … what are all these actors getting these treats for reveals and stuff?’”
Jennifer was eager to get her palms on some “very costly items”, and her efforts in the end paid off.
The actress recalled: “[Littlefield] was like, ‘Properly, what would you like?’ and I used to be like, ‘Actually?’”
Jennifer is without doubt one of the largest names in Hollywood, however she beforehand confessed to being horrible at auditions.
The actress admitted that she struggles to seek out rapid chemistry with a stranger.
Showing on The Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Actress Roundtable – which additionally featured Nicole Kidman, Jodie Foster, Sofia Vegara, Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Anna Sawai – Jennifer mentioned: “While you’re in an audition room, you are already at an obstacle. Possibly you’d have chemistry with this individual for those who had been in a distinct surroundings, and never, like, ‘Create chemistry. Prepared? Go!’
“And I am a horrible auditioner, all the time was. I waitressed eternally earlier than I may lastly get one thing, which was a Bob’s Large Boy business.”
Jennifer additionally insisted that she would by no means get intimate with an actor throughout a chemistry check.
The film star mentioned: “I have not been instructed you are going to have to put down and [get intimate with an actor for a chemistry test], and if requested, I might by no means.”
