 When Meg Ryan (qv) was offered the role of Anya, she could not  decide if she wanted to accept it or not. Upon hearing of Ryans  indecision, Fox took an audio clip of Ryan talking in  _Sleepless in Seattle (1993)_ (qv) and created a short animated  sequence of Anya speaking the lines. They sent the clip to Ryan, and  she was so impressed that she changed her mind and accepted the  role.