Courteney Cox Says a Chance Encounter at the Beverly Hills Hotel Set Her Directing Career in Motion

Courteney Cox says the push to direct her new crime thriller, "Evil Genius," began with an unplanned encounter at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The "Friends" actress credited the property with a hand in bringing the project together, saying she has "made a lot of deals" there. The hotel, a longtime fixture of the city, was the setting for the moment she points to as the start of her turn behind the camera.

With reporting from The Hollywood Reporter.