Lisa Kudrow recounts early years struggles playing Phoebe on 'Friends'

Lisa Kudrow will forever go down in history of American television for her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay in sitcom "Friends", but the actor admits that sometimes playing the character was a sheer struggle.

During a recent episode of the YouTube series "Hiking With Kevin", Kudrow recalled the difficulties she faced in playing the fan-favourite character during the show's early seasons.

"I had played dumb girls, sure. But it wasn't really me. I feel like s**t, I tricked them. At the audition, I was the only one who could cope with the audition process and that's how I got it, I think. So I had to work hard at being Phoebe, you know," she told the host, Kevin Nealon.

But in this battle, she was comforted by co-star Matt Leblanc, who portrayed Joey Tribbiani in the show.

"I was struggling so much and Leblanc was like, 'What's going on with you?' And I said, 'I can't, I don't think I have it, I mean, I don't know what I'm doing.'