Mr. Showbiz:  Tell us a little bit about your next film, Edwards & Hunt.
Matthew Perry:  It's a period movie that takes place in 1803, about Chris Farley and I trying to discover the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.  Chris refers to the movies he has done before as "Fatty Fall Down" --that's a direct quote from him.  He was excited about this movie because it's a comedy, but he's not Fatty Fall Down.  He has a real part and real goals.  Christopher Guest directed it.  He is one of the funniest men in the world.

Mr. Showbiz:  What was really going to last summer between the Friends cast and producers?  We heard a lot of talk about a possible walkout, exorbitant contract demands, and so forth.
Matthew Perry:  It wasn't true.  There was never talk of a strike or a walkout.  It's a successful show.  In between the second and third seasons of a successful show, actors renegotiate their contracts.  So we did that.  The unfortunate thing is it played itself out in the press in such an incorrect manner.  The good thing is I was busy on the set of Edwards & Hunt, trying to find the Pacific Ocean, so I didn't have to deal with it too much.  The only difference between this negotiation and others is all six of us thought it would be nice to be making the same amount of money, whatever that amount turned out to be, because we're all doing the same job.

Mr. Showbiz:  How much do you have riding on the success of Fools Rush In?
Matthew Perry:  I can't let me head go there.  It's too weird.  The easiest was to answer that is this:  if it doesn't work out, I have a pretty great place to fall back to.  I think Fools Rush In is a great way to spend a couple of hours, especially on Valentine's Day.  I love the fact it's being released then.  If it doesn't work out, and if Edwards & Hunt doesn't work out, and these are the two only movies I make in my entire life, I'll be okay.  I'm doing Friends and having a lovely, lovely time doing it.