Jennifer Anistoncouldn’t have played Alex Levy five years ago.

“This role never could’ve come to me any sooner than now,” Aniston tells EW.

“It’s one of the hardest jobs I’ve had.

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All of her lifelines are falling away.

“I understand that, with people having connections toFriends,” Aniston says.

“No one has ever seen Jen Aniston jump into the deep end like this.

She’s totally a woman on the verge.”

Ultimately, Alex Levy is the kind of role that gets Aniston to say yes in 2019.

“This is not like when I used to go away and do a silly rom-com for two months.

But I still love a good romantic comedy and a laugh that will never not be in me.”

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