Meg Ryan, Nora Ephron and Tom Hanks at the “You’ve Got Mail” New York premiere on Dec. 10, 1998.Photo:Matt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockMeg Ryanhas fond memories ofNora Ephron.The actress co-wrote, directed and stars inWhat Happens Later, her return to romantic comedies that she also dedicated to Ephron.Ryan made several movies with Ephron, includingSleepless in SeattleandYou’ve Got Mail, before the Oscar-nominated writer/director’sdeath in 2012.Ryan, 61, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that Ephron was “just the queen of setting the stage in terms of feeling.““She was very prepared. Her love of creating was contagious,” she recalls. “The set felt like going to a great dinner party. You just didn’t want to leave.“David Duchovny and Meg Ryan in “What Happens Later”.Bleecker StreetEphron also co-wrote 1989’sWhen Harry Met Sally…, another of the rom-coms that cemented Ryan as America’s Sweetheart, alabel she doesn’t necessarily buy into.“The idea of a movie star is 100 percent projection,” she says. “So it’s really not personal, frankly. And I am so lucky because I can feel a lot of affection in the world. People tell me that when they were recovering from an illness or surgery, they watch those movies. I don’t feel like there’s been some negative thing.“She adds of her collaborations with Ephron and dedicating her new movie to her, “I feel like I have so many blessings in my life, really because of her. I just wanted to say thank you.“For more of Ryan’s exclusive interview, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.John RussoInWhat Happens Later, Ryan and costarDavid Duchovnyplay exes stuck together in an airport during a storm. She says the themes reminded her of messages from her Ephron projects, “sentimental ideas” she “loves” to explore.“Nora Ephron, the movies I did with her had an operative thing about kismet, like destiny and fate, that fate holds you; you’re destined for this person,” she explains. “There’s something really comforting about that. I think the same is true for this movie.“What Happens Lateris in theaters Nov. 3.
Meg Ryan, Nora Ephron and Tom Hanks at the “You’ve Got Mail” New York premiere on Dec. 10, 1998.Photo:Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
Meg Ryanhas fond memories ofNora Ephron.The actress co-wrote, directed and stars inWhat Happens Later, her return to romantic comedies that she also dedicated to Ephron.Ryan made several movies with Ephron, includingSleepless in SeattleandYou’ve Got Mail, before the Oscar-nominated writer/director’sdeath in 2012.Ryan, 61, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that Ephron was “just the queen of setting the stage in terms of feeling.““She was very prepared. Her love of creating was contagious,” she recalls. “The set felt like going to a great dinner party. You just didn’t want to leave.“David Duchovny and Meg Ryan in “What Happens Later”.Bleecker StreetEphron also co-wrote 1989’sWhen Harry Met Sally…, another of the rom-coms that cemented Ryan as America’s Sweetheart, alabel she doesn’t necessarily buy into.“The idea of a movie star is 100 percent projection,” she says. “So it’s really not personal, frankly. And I am so lucky because I can feel a lot of affection in the world. People tell me that when they were recovering from an illness or surgery, they watch those movies. I don’t feel like there’s been some negative thing.“She adds of her collaborations with Ephron and dedicating her new movie to her, “I feel like I have so many blessings in my life, really because of her. I just wanted to say thank you.“For more of Ryan’s exclusive interview, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.John RussoInWhat Happens Later, Ryan and costarDavid Duchovnyplay exes stuck together in an airport during a storm. She says the themes reminded her of messages from her Ephron projects, “sentimental ideas” she “loves” to explore.“Nora Ephron, the movies I did with her had an operative thing about kismet, like destiny and fate, that fate holds you; you’re destined for this person,” she explains. “There’s something really comforting about that. I think the same is true for this movie.“What Happens Lateris in theaters Nov. 3.
Meg Ryanhas fond memories ofNora Ephron.
The actress co-wrote, directed and stars inWhat Happens Later, her return to romantic comedies that she also dedicated to Ephron.
Ryan made several movies with Ephron, includingSleepless in SeattleandYou’ve Got Mail, before the Oscar-nominated writer/director’sdeath in 2012.
Ryan, 61, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that Ephron was “just the queen of setting the stage in terms of feeling.”
“She was very prepared. Her love of creating was contagious,” she recalls. “The set felt like going to a great dinner party. You just didn’t want to leave.”
David Duchovny and Meg Ryan in “What Happens Later”.Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street
Ephron also co-wrote 1989’sWhen Harry Met Sally…, another of the rom-coms that cemented Ryan as America’s Sweetheart, alabel she doesn’t necessarily buy into.
“The idea of a movie star is 100 percent projection,” she says. “So it’s really not personal, frankly. And I am so lucky because I can feel a lot of affection in the world. People tell me that when they were recovering from an illness or surgery, they watch those movies. I don’t feel like there’s been some negative thing.”
She adds of her collaborations with Ephron and dedicating her new movie to her, “I feel like I have so many blessings in my life, really because of her. I just wanted to say thank you.”
For more of Ryan’s exclusive interview, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE on newsstands Friday.
John Russo
InWhat Happens Later, Ryan and costarDavid Duchovnyplay exes stuck together in an airport during a storm. She says the themes reminded her of messages from her Ephron projects, “sentimental ideas” she “loves” to explore.
“Nora Ephron, the movies I did with her had an operative thing about kismet, like destiny and fate, that fate holds you; you’re destined for this person,” she explains. “There’s something really comforting about that. I think the same is true for this movie.”
What Happens Lateris in theaters Nov. 3.
source: people.com
