Inside Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan’s decades long friendship
Billy and Meg first met on the set of When Harry Met Sally… in 1989. The two have been friends ever since. But while making the beloved romantic comedy, Meg felt more than friendship for her co-star.
In 2023, Billy was honored at the 46th Kennedy Center Honors with a tribute by Meg. The actress revealed that it was the nine-time Oscar host who came up with the line “I’ll have what she’s having,” which now lives in the movie quote hall of fame, and that the spontaneous racy scene was quite a collaboration between the pair.
“The scene came really naturally to me, and I really have Billy to thank for that,” she joked to the audience, but then turned the attention to his loving marriage to wife Janice Crystal née Goldfinger, which has remained strong for over 50 years. “As his wife Janice has known for over 50 years, falling in love with Billy is a pretty easy thing to do,” she remarked to a resounding series of “awws” from the room.
