Meg Ryan is not havinga veryMeg Ryanfall.
It has not been very cozy.
Shes done theTodayshow andEntertainment Tonight.
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Shes sat down with Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Kelly Clarkson.
Shes done photo shoots for this very magazine, forPeople, and forThe New York Times.
She attended a film screening at Lincoln Center.
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I literally watchWhen Harry Met Sallyevery year.
Youve Got Mailmade me want to move to New York.
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I still bring photos of her shag to my hairdresser.
Times when chatting with an online stranger during the internets early days was adorable and not at all creepy.
Times when phrases likeIll have what shes havingfelt delightfully subversive and a little naughty.
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Things that made her eight years outside the industry highly fulfilling.
So fulfilling that she wasnt actively looking to return to work in the traditional sense.
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It struck a chord.
Would you take the opportunity to resolve them?
It was an easy thing to imagine.
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And he feels the same.
Meg is disarmingly humble about herself, says Duchovny.
I feel lucky that she chose me to do this film with her.
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These characters are in their 50s.
Its a different story than when youre in your 20s, she says.
I wanted to make something beautiful and offer a new way of thinking about what love is.
Ryan herself adopted her daughter from China in 2006 at around two years old.
I put that in there because my daughterismy daughter, she says.
Im convinced of magic because of our relationship.
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My kids have always been a blast.
Theyre the best hang, she says.
Theyre so alive in their curiosity and interest in the world.
Ryans past films, though, are not on their must-watch list.
I think shes seen one.
Shes blissfully unaware of all of it, the actor says.
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Im just so happy to know them, to be their mom, she declares.
I remember seeing him in a middle school production ofA Midsummer Nights Dream, she says.
He was playing Bottom.
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I was newly divorced from his dad, and he was seated at the other side of the gym.
I had my head in my hands and was like, Oh,no.
You dont wish it [on anyone].
Its too hard and its too weird, Ryan says.
Jack is really talented.
Jack is now just about the same age Ryan was when she starred inSleepless in Seattle.
As an old person now, I love my age.
I love where Im at, she says.
Aging is not that terrifying.
Were all doing it.
I wish someone had told me earlier, Just relax.
It is what it is.
Dont pay attention to the obstacles.
Shes been called unrecognizable, and her rare public appearances have sent corners of the internet into a tailspin.
It would be too much for anybody to take.
I cant pay attention to it.
I just cant, she says of gossip culture.
Its not worth it.
Of course that would hurt someones feelings, but there are so many more interesting things to think about.
Meanness and hatred are just so stupid.
Getting older for Ryan has also meant no longer trying to yo, and being unapologetically herself.
You just say what you want.
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Like us all, shes still a work in progress.
I think Im sexy enough.
I was beating myself up.
It wasnt very nice of me.
One area Ryan admits hasnt gotten easier with age is dating.
Its just as ridiculous as ever, she says with a laugh and a classic Meg Ryan hair toss.
I dont think anyone ever gets good at it.
Surely shes improved since her worst date, though.
And his name was something like Bob.
I never heard from him again.
I had it all wrong, but it was fun.
In 1989,When Harry Met Sallytackled the age-old question: Can men and women ever just be friends?
And 34 years later, a quick Google search will show that its still a hot debate.
But for Ryan, theres no question.
Yes, I think they can be friends, she says.
I have really great male friends and I love their perspective.
I have a lot of empathy and respect for that.
There are worse things to be called, she says.
It was also her first time working with the lateNora Ephron, who wrote the script.
I believe in comfort movies, Ryan says.
Theres a comfort in the kismet and the idea of an inevitable connection.
Its a wonderland idea.
Its an enchanted idea.
What Happens Lateris dedicated to Ephron, who passed away in 2012.
Ryan remembers her first impression of Ephron well: She was super expressive with her hands.
You could tell she was a writer.
Her film sets were similarly joyful and fun, and included cherry pie taste-offs for good measure.
I went into her apartment and it was empty.
It was so intense.
I couldnt believe it.
My memory was so alive and giant, but this was not.
Its just amazing how much life she brought into a place.
It was not something she ever sought out or particularly desired.
Everyone was talking to me like they knew me, she recalls.
I was like, Oh, my God.
I couldnt believe the number of women giving advice for my character.
I had always taken the train, but then suddenly I was in peoples houses and famous.
It was weird, like a smash cut to that moment.
Be careful what you want.
Despite her understandable allergy to fame, Ryan recognizes the impact her work has had on women.
Im really happy if they connect with my characters, she says.
I have had such an amazing, amazing embrace.
And just like that, its time for Ryan to leave our coffee.
She hasLate Night With Seth Meyersto prep for.
