Overview
- Aniston shared the reflections on the Oct. 20 Armchair Expert podcast with hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman.
- She remembered John Aniston, a Days of Our Lives mainstay for 37 years who died in 2022, urging her to "get a real job" to avoid rejection.
- Addressing "nepo baby" labels, she said a famous parent may open a door but talent determines whether someone lasts.
- She described craving her father's attention after her parents divorced when she was nine, saying she "would have given anything" for it.
- Before Friends, she turned down Saturday Night Live after a meeting with Lorne Michaels, recalling concerns about a male‑dominated culture and bumping into Adam Sandler and David Spade.