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Courtney Cox Says the Best Acting Lesson She Ever Got Was Being Cast Opposite This Superstar Early in Her Career · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. On Monday, Courtney Cox
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Speaker 1: received a well deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of
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Speaker 1: Fame for her career spanning more than thirty five years,
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Speaker 1: but starting in every episode of Friends, along with the
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Speaker 1: Scream Horror franchise, and many other notable performances. But reflecting
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Speaker 1: back on her career, Courtney recalled the very first recurring
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Speaker 1: role at a huge break a stint on the eighties
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Speaker 1: hit sitcom Family Ties as a love interest of Michael J. Foxes,
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Speaker 1: and Courtney considers being able to perform opposite Michael a
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Speaker 1: massive blessing for somebody still learning her craft at the time.
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Speaker 1: Telling Variety, I was so nervous. It was so hard
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Speaker 1: to go into a hit show. I wasn't just a
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Speaker 1: guest star. I was a recurring character. But every time
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Speaker 1: I went I felt like I was starting from scratch.
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Speaker 1: Being on a show. Watching Michael J. Fox was the
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Speaker 1: greatest lesson in acting and comedy that I'd ever seen.
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Speaker 1: He was able to take one line, breaking up into
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Speaker 1: three different parts and get three huge laughs. He's just
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Speaker 1: a master. It was a great experience, but it was
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Speaker 1: nerve wracking, the words of Courtney Cox, Scream six in
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Speaker 1: theaters March tenth. That's direct from Hollywood. It