Carrie Fisher Quotes – Sharp Humor and Wisdom from the Iconic Princess Leia
Explore the sharp, witty, and unforgettable quotes from Carrie Fisher, the beloved actress behind Princess Leia, revealing her enduring legacy.
People keep asking me if I knew Star Wars was going to be a big hit. Yes, we all did. The only one who didn’t was George Lucas.
I’m well aware of how crazy I am.
“When you mix two Hollywood people together, you get someone like me. My parents were very popular and loved in America. They literally earned that label. Even my parents used to go along with the assumption that they were a good couple. And they were until my dad’s best friend died and he consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis.” (On his famous parents, actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher)
If my life wasn’t fun, it would just be truth, and that’s unacceptable.
I didn’t like going to Alcoholics Anonymous, but one day I realized I needed to be part of a group with people who understood me.
Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 24, but I didn’t accept the diagnosis until I was 28, when I overdosed and finally got sober. It was only then that I realized that the illness explained my behavior.
I take full responsibility for my addictions. Blaming Hollywood is easy. If that were the case, all actors would be addicts. But you can’t find true affection in Hollywood because the people there are so fake.
I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
I always wanted to do what my mother did: stay dressed, hurt people, fall down and get up.
I don’t have the skills to be a wife. I tried to learn. I tried to cook, clean and stuff like that. But I realized that it’s not skills that a wife needs. It’s will. The will to want to take care of someone.
Leia haunts me like a distant scent. People want me to say that I hate Princess Leia, that she ruined my life. If my life was that easy to ruin, then it deserved to be ruined.
When George Lucas showed me the outfit, I thought he was joking. I was so nervous.” (On the infamous bikini she wore when she was chained up by Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars)
“We used cocaine on the set of Empire Strikes Back, on the ice planet. I didn’t even like it that much, but I would do whatever it took to get high.”
One day I realized that I was using a little more drugs than other people I knew, and I was losing my ability to make choices.
Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
I like to write. It’s like talking bad about myself behind my back.
Having a famous mother means having to share her with others all the time. And I didn’t like that. When we went out together, people would step all over me to get to her. I had to live under the shadow of being Debbie Reynolds’ daughter.
It was Han and Leia during the week and Carrie and Harrison on the weekends.” (On the affair with Harrison Ford)
There is no room for demons when you are self-possessed.
Sometimes you can only reach Heaven by slowly moving away from Hell.
Please stop debating whether or not I have aged well. It hurts me. My body has not aged as well as I have. My body is just the packaging for my brain.
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