The one where… the actor shares a shocking story during the Friends reunion.

Warning: This article contains spoilers forFriends: The Reunion.

If you would have askedMatt LeBlanchisFriendscharacter’s iconic catchphrase “How you doin'?”

Matt LeBlanc

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during the biggest audition of his life, his answer would have been: “Not great!”

“And he said, ‘So the show is about friends and being friends?

Just a group of friends?’

And I said, ‘Yeah, kinda!’

And he was like, ‘Well we should go out drinking.’

I was like, ‘Yeah that’s a good idea!'”

Narrator: It wasn’t a good idea.

Thankfully the reason behind his face injury was so perfectly Joey that it actually helped LeBlanc land the role.

“[Creator] Marta Kaufmann said, ‘What happened to your face?'”

“And I told the truth and got the job.”

Talk about a missed opportunity to have art imitate life!

Friends: The Reunionis now available onHBO Max.