Jennifer Aniston Interview
The best friend
Turning 40 last month marked the coming of a new
era for Jennifer Aniston. She talks to Gabrielle Donnelly about
films, fortune and life after Friends
Jennifer Aniston never really expected to become famous. "I
thought I was destined for happiness but not greatness," she
told me once. "I was never a particularly ambitious person,
even as a kid, and I never really thought I'd make it as an
actress, especially since my acting teachers at school were always
telling me to get out of their class, and that I was a disgrace to
the profession! In the two years that I lived in New York after I
left drama school, I got two jobs - one in a burger advert, and one
in a play off-off-off-Broadway. But I was always very happy, and
then when I moved to California, I just wanted to get some work. I
really didn't have many expectations beyond that.
"Fast forward 15 years - and television sitcom, Friends - and
she is one of the most recognisable actresses in the world. Playing
rich girl Rachel, adapting to an independent life in the big city,
she brought a sunny warmth to the role that made her immediately
feel like everyone's best friend - and today, four years after
the final episode of the show, she stills feels more like a close
friend than a Hollywood star. Or, to be more accurate, she's
like a close friend who just returned from a wonderfully relaxing
summer holiday, with golden skin, tawny hair, and a beautiful face
whose cheeks bunch endearingly into half-moons around her eyes when
she smiles.
"People think they know me because of Friends," she agrees. We are having a coffee in a beachside hotel in Santa Monica, and Jennifer is looking casually stunning in a sleeveless black dress, her only jewellery a sturdy gold watch on her left wrist.
"But I think that's a wonderful thing to have been part of. Friends was such a powerful part of people's lives for many years, and quite often it was a marker for a particular time, whether it was when they were in college or when they met their husband.
"It seems to have helped people through some hard times, too. I've had some very moving moments, when people who have survived cancer have wept in my arms with gratitude for having had that show to watch during the tough times. I met a sweet girl who said that when her mother was passing away, as she lay dying, they were watching Friends just to get through the hours. I even met one woman who called her children Rachel and Monica after the characters- can you believe that?"
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