David Arquette says he felt 'inferior' to ex-wife Courteney Cox at the height of her 'Friends' fame
- David Arquette spoke with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live" Friday.
- Cohen asked whether he felt "inferior" or "less than" ex-wife Courteney Cox during her "Friends" fame.
David Arquette opened up about his relationship with ex-wife Courteney Cox, describing the difficulty of "comparing" himself to a partner who'd achieved meteoric Hollywood success.
In a conversation on SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live," Cohen asked Arquette whether he felt "inferior to" or "less than" Cox during her "Friends" stardom. Cox played Monica Geller on the show for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004.
"Yeah, absolutely. It's difficult," Arquette told Cohen. "I have some of the traditional male things where I want to like, you know, provide and pick up the check and, you know, be the breadwinner."
Arquette, 51, is known for his roles in "Never Been Kissed" and the "Scream" franchise.
Arquette and Cox were married for 11 years. According to People, the pair met in the 1990s before filming the first "Scream" movie and filed for divorce in 2012. The two share their 18-year-old daughter, Coco.
"In the acting world, in general, you're always going on this roller coaster of popularity and not able to get a job," Arquette said. "So it's like this weird thing. And then, when you're comparing yourself to someone who's at the top of the television iconic world, it's kind of hard to put yourself there."
Arquette added there was a lot of "pain and arguments and ego" early on in the couple's marriage and revealed they were "learning and dealing with" their differing levels of fame throughout the relationship.
A representative for Cox did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In a 2020 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Arquette said he and Cox "have a really great relationship," in part thanks to having to co-parent Coco.
"We're friends, and we've communicated a lot because of Coco," he told the outlet at the time.