Chris Rock Reflects On Chris FarleyтАЩs Final Days: тАШAnything That IsnтАЩt The Drug Is A ChoreтАЩ
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Chris Rock remembers his friendship with Chris Farley fondly but he also remembers its dark conclusion.
Rock, 56, reflected on a photo of him and Farley with Adam Sandler and David Spade in an Esquire video titled тАЬExplain ThisтАЭ.
тАЬThis looks like one of the last times I saw Chris alive,тАЭ Rock said. тАЬI would see him one more time when I did a gig in Chicago. We tried to hang out afterwards but тАФ I donтАЩt know if youтАЩve ever really hung out with an addict тАФ towards the end, anything that isnтАЩt the drug is a chore.тАЭ
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тАФ Photo: Dario Calmese
тАЬI remember I was at his apartment,тАЭ he continued. тАЬHe was showing me his apartment. I leave, I see him out the window, and I was like, тАШThatтАЩs probably the last time IтАЩm going to see him.тАЩ I knew.тАЭ
Despite the grim ending, Rock has pleasant memories of his time with his тАЬSaturday Night LiveтАЭ brothers.
тАЬMe, Sandler, Spade, and Farley тАФ we shared an office at тАШSaturday Night LiveтАЩ,тАЭ Rock remembered. тАЬWe called it a dorm. WeтАЩre friends to this day. I love those guys.тАЭ
Farley died of a morphine and cocaine overdose in December 1997 following years of substance abuse.
Rock also revealed how he turned down opportunities to film projects with Dwayne тАЬThe RockтАЭ Johnson. A movie starring Rock and тАЬThe RockтАЭ writes itself, but the comedian wasnтАЩt feeling it.
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тАЬHereтАЩs the sad thing: Years ago when I was famous and тАШThe RockтАЩ wasnтАЩt, and they would say тАШHey, you wanna do a movie with The Rock?тАЩ IтАЩm like тАШAre you f**king crazy? ThatтАЩs the wackest s**t IтАЩve ever heard.тАЩ Now the guyтАЩs like the biggest action star in the world,тАЭ he recalled.
тАЬIтАЩm like тАШHey, can I get two lines? Hey, Mr. Johnson, maybe I can be in тАШFast and FuriousтАЩ. I can have a wrench. I donтАЩt even need a car,тАЭ Rock teased. тАЬтАШMaybe I change tiresтАжтАЩ Like, IтАЩm begging the f**king Rock for a job.тАЭ
Rock landed the cover of the new тАЬSummerтАЭ issue of Esquire, available everywhere by June 1.
