Fans are sharing Matthew Perry’s wish for how he wanted to be remembered

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Friends, died yesterday (October 28) aged 54 and was reportedly found unresponsive due to a suspected drowning. Authorities have said no foul play was involved, and no drugs were found at the scene.Now, a transcript has been circulating from an interview Perry did last year with podcaster Tom Power which reveals that Perry hoped not to be remembered best for his role in Friends but for the work he did to support people living with addiction.A few years ago, he had turned his former Malibu beach home into a men’s sober living facility called Perry House.“I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in my life but the best thing about me, bar none, is that if an alcoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says, ‘Will you help me?’ I will always say ‘Yes, I know how to do that,'” he said. “‘I will do that for you, even if I can’t always do it for myself.’ So I do that, whenever I can.

In groups, or one on one.“And I created the Perry House in Malibu, a sober-living facility for men. I also wrote my play, The End of Longing, which is a personal message to the world, an exaggerated form of me as a drunk.“I had something important to say to people like me, and to people who love people like me.Reflecting on his legacy, Perry then said: “When I die, I know people will talk about Friends, Friends, Friends.

And I’m glad of that, happy I’ve done some solid work as an actor, as well as given people multiple chances to make fun of my struggles on the world wide web…“But when I die, as far as my so-called accomplishments go, it would be nice if Friends were listed far behind the things I did to try to help other people.