David Arquette reveals 'disaster' role that he 'wasn't right' for: 'It was a painful, painful experience'

David Arquette reveals 'disaster' role that he 'wasn't right' for: 'It was a painful, painful experience' Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 03:55, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 04:07, 16 August 2024 e-mail View comments David Arquette has revealed the role he played that he 'wasn't right' for, to the point that the job turned into a 'disaster.

' The 52-year-old is beloved by horror fans as the bumbling cop Dewey Riley in the Scream franchise , which he has been part of since its first instalment in 1996. However not all his career moves have brought him such a warm response - and one in particular carries sour memories for him to this day. 'I mean, I've played roles too, that I was really sort of, it wasn't the right role for me to play,' said David, the ex-husband of Friends star Courteney Cox .

Now he has revealed which job caused him to have such a 'painful, painful experience,' in a new interview with TooFab . David Arquette has revealed the role he played that he 'wasn't right' for, to the point that the job turned into a 'disaster'; pictured last month in New York Read More EXCLUSIVE Courteney Cox, 60, and her daughter Coco, 20, enjoy dinner date at celeb hotspot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica ' Sherlock Holmes! I played Sherlock Holmes once and it was just a disaster,' said David, who portrayed the fictional detective onstage in 2015. David stepped into director Andrew Shaver's production of the 2013 comic play Sherloc.