Friends director says guest star Jean-Claude Van Damme was ‘unprepared and arrogant’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jean-Claude Van Damme was “unprepared and arrogant” during his guest appearance on Friends, the episode’s director has revealed. Then she walks over to me and says, ‘Lem, Lem, would you do me a favour and ask him not to put his tongue in my mouth when he’s kissing me?’ “I tell him everything is great but it’s a tight shot so maybe let’s not do that.” Lembeck claimed that Van Damme went on to ignore his request when shooting a similar scene with Cox later that day. “Here comes Courtney walking toward me and saying, ‘Lem, can you please tell him not to put his tongue in my mouth?’” The director added: “I couldn’t believe it. In the same interview, the co-creator of Friends revealed that guest star Julia Roberts only agreed to appear on the series after making Matthew Perry – who starred as Chandler – write a paper on quantum physics.
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