- The 62-year-old actress was on hand to honor her “When Harry Met Sally” co-star Billy Crystal at the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors.
- One of the most iconic moments of the 1989 film was when Crystal’s Harry and Ryan’s Sally dined at Katz’s Delicatesen in Manhattan.
- Ryan said: “The scene seemed natural to me and I really have Billy to thank for that. ‘I’ve never been around someone who made it easier to fake an organism.’
More than 34 years after her iconic fake orgasm scene in Harry and Sally, Meg Ryan sheds new light on it at the Kennedy Center Honors.
The 62-year-old actress was on hand to honor her 75-year-old co-star at Sunday night’s ceremony, which will air Dec. 27 on CBS.
One of the most iconic moments of the 1989 film was when Crystal’s Harry and Ryan’s Sally dined at Katz’s Delicatesen in Manhattan.
When Harry claims he knows when a woman is faking an orgasm, Sally, to prove him wrong, fakes a loud orgasm right there at the table, while director Rob Reiner’s mother Estelle famously says after the performance, “I’ll take what she has.” has.”
During Sunday’s ceremony, Ryan revealed: “The scene seemed very natural to me, and I really have Billy to thank for that. ‘I’ve never been around someone who made it easier to fake an organism.’
Meg shares: More than 34 years after her iconic fake orgasm scene in “Harry and Sally,” Meg Ryan sheds new light on it at the Kennedy Center Honors
Honoring Billy: The 62-year-old actress was on hand to help honor her 75-year-old co-star at Sunday night’s ceremony, which airs Dec. 27 on CBS
Fake: When Harry claims he knows when a woman is faking an orgasm to prove him wrong, Sally fakes a loud orgasm right there at the table, while director Rob Reiner’s mother, Estelle, famously says afterwards: “Me take what she has.” Performance
Ryan added: “Playing with Billy was effortless.” The characters just came to life. And I just meet him. I don’t know. How could you not love Billy Crystal?’
She continued: “Of course Harry is a very broad character, harmful, insensitive and terrified of commitment.”
“But if you take out all of Harry’s faults, if you stand underneath them, then it’s pure Billy. And what he brings to all his characters is heart,” she added.
“Harry is his heart because Billy listens to him, and as his wife Janice has known for over 50 years, it’s pretty easy to fall in love with Billy,” Ryan said.
When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner was also in attendance, he revealed that Crystal herself had written his mother’s famous line.
“Billy wrote what I think is the funniest line in all of film history.” I take the same view as her. “That’s what my mother said,” Reiner said.
Whoopi Goldberg was also in attendance at the ceremony and brought Crystal to tears when she mentioned the late, great Robin Williams.
Other honorees at the ceremony included opera and theater soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick.
Effortless: Ryan added: “Playing with Billy was effortless.” The characters just came to life. And I just meet him. I don’t know. How could you not love Billy Crystal?’
Honorees: Other honorees at the ceremony included opera and theater soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick
Lifetime: The Kennedy Center Honors – presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Georgetown – are an annual award for lifetime achievement in the arts
The Kennedy Center Honors – presented at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Georgetown – are an annual award for lifetime achievement in the arts.
Crystal is best known for films such as When Harry Met Sally…, City Slickers and Analyze This.
He has also hosted the Academy Awards nine times and has won six Emmy Awards.
Crystal received the 2007 Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.