“The next person I really take seriously is somebody that I’m going to be in love with,” he declared. “I’m feeling more confident and I’m not afraid of love anymore, so the next girl I go out with better watch out.”
Whenever the Friends star does meet the right one, he plans on starting a family as soon as possible. “I think I’d be great. I really do,” he said of becoming a father. “I grew up with a lot of little kids around me, and that’s probably why, but I can’t wait.”
Perry, whose book hits shelves on Tuesday, November 1, talked to PEOPLE.
