“She’s incredible”: the 2000 co-star Diane Keaton called a “big fat fucking movie star”

Diane Keaton praised Meg Ryan as a natural film star after they worked together on the 2000 comedy *Hanging Up*, which Keaton directed. She said Ryan’s beauty, warmth and screen presence made audiences want to watch her, and argued that her empathy helped viewers feel better about themselves.

Ryan became a leading romantic-comedy actor after *When Harry Met Sally…*, followed by films including *Sleepless in Seattle* and *You’ve Got Mail*. The article says her career changed after the 2003 thriller *In the Cut* drew backlash for departing from her familiar “girl next door” image. Since 2009, she has appeared in two films, both of which she directed, and is set to appear in Lena Dunham’s upcoming rom-com *Good Sex*.