During a previous interview with the Television Academy Foundation, cast member Lisa Kudrow — who played Phoebe Buffay in the hit sitcom — expressed that, although she enjoyed creating the series, she and other members of the cast and crew felt that season ten was the right time to end the show. According to Showbiz Cheat Sheet, the actress said at the time, "For the writers, I know it was becoming a challenge to keep Ross and Rachel apart. It had been nine years already. And for the cast, some people just felt ready to move on and be done."

Kudrow continued, "And other people felt like, 'No, you don't leave until they ask you to leave. This is like a part-time job and we have so much fun together.' Some people had different opinions about that, but we did ultimately decide we'll do part of a season."

In contrast, "Friends" star Matthew Perry, otherwise known as Chandler Bing, revealed that he wished the sitcom didn't end when it eventually did. Speaking on The Hollywood Reporter's Emmy Roundtable back in 2013, Perry reflected on his time working on the NBC hit, asking himself "Why in the world did we stop?" The actor continued, "We all decided, 'You know what? Let's stop.' I'd love to get in a time machine right now and go, 'Let's not stop.'"