Giovanni Ribisi barely remembers filming 'Friends'

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Just over a decade ago, Giovanni Ribisi was at a crossroads.

The Los Angeles native, who broke through in Steven Spielberg's 1998 blockbuster "Saving Private Ryan," had just sold his small visual effects company, Stereo D, which he founded with partners in 2008. Despite his prolific acting career, he was feeling unmoored.

"There was a moment for me where I kind of went, 'Well, what do I want to do with my life?'" Ribisi tells Business Insider.