“I’ll have what she’s having” in When Harry Met Sally…
Some directors take a my-way-or-the-highway approach, but others are willing to let actors go off-script, and the risk truly does pay off. When Harry Met Sally… is full of off-the-cuff remarks that made the final cut, but there’s one famous line that has become the go-to in comedy since Billy Crystal shouted it out.
Originally, the diner scene wasn’t in the script, but the production team decided that it would fit the movie well. The director, Rob Reiner, wanted to do it in a more private place, but Meg Ryan convinced him to do the scene at Katz’s Delicatessen. It was there that Billy fed the line, “I’ll have what she’s having,” to Estelle Reiner, an extra who was also Rob’s mother.