"That was a dark day for me when I realized that [fame]... did not fix what I knew was broken," he said, before revealing how he managed to film the series amid difficulties with alcohol and drugs.
"I made a rule that I would never drink or take anything at work... I would show up blindly hungover," he said."... I loved Chandler. I loved the show. I also knew, 'Remember this, because it's going to be the best time of your life'... I knew I would never forgive myself if I messed this up.". Still, though, even when Perry had the number one TV show and movie in the world -- "It's the time I should've been the toast in the town," he said.
"That was pretty good. I'll watch that scene over and over," Perry said after watching Chandler and Monica exchange vows. "I looked good. Sober. That was fun to watch. I mean right there you see Chandler overtaking where I was in my life. Marriage and then kids and I'm not doing any of that stuff." came to an end, Perry said he"stayed sober for a long time" before he fell off the wagon.
"I started to think, 'I've got this. I don't need to learn anymore. I don't need to go to meetings,'" he said."... I was able to stay sober unless anything happened, good or bad."