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I enjoy taking jobs that make fun of me - or me as Princess Leia, or me as the writer, or whatever, as some idea. (Carrie Fisher)
You know what's funny about death? I mean other than absolutely nothing at all? You'd think we could remember finding out we weren't immortal. Sometimes I see children sobbing airports and I think, "Aww. They've just been told. View quote
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Do not let what you think they think of you make you stop and question everything you are. View quote
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If anyone reads this when I have passed to the big bad beyond I shall be posthumorously embarrassed. I shall spend my entire afterlife blushing. View quote
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I don't hate hardly ever, and when I love, I love for miles and miles. A love so big it should either be outlawed or it should have a capital and its own currency. View quote
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I'm a hick,” I recall saying to him. "No,” Harrison answered. "You think you're less than you are. You're a smart hick.” And then, "You have the eyes of a doe and the balls of a samurai. View quote
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I act like someone in a bomb shelter trying to raise everyone's spirits. View quote
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The one I wore to kill Jabba (my favorite moment in my own personal film history), which I highly recommend your doing: find an equivalent of killing a giant space slug in your head and celebrate that. View quote
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I have gone to the set and you're kind of around in this-it's kind of combat writing when you do rewriting and stuff, and I feel like it's a kind of ambulance chasing. Recently, I did this kind of a (laughing) where you go, "Oh, my God, it's bleeding from the second act. Quick! Quick! Give me a suture! No, give me the paddles! This is the third act that's having a heart attack!! The star is coming! The star is coming!" View quote
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Take your broken heart, make it into art. View quote
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Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don't have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow. (Carrie Fisher)
I need to write. It keeps me focused for long enough to complete thoughts. To let each train of thought run to its conclusion and let a new one begin. It keeps me thinking. I'm afraid that if I stop writing I'll stop thinking and start feeling. View quote
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One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me. View quote
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In the Fifties, my parents were known as 'America's sweethearts'. Their pictures graced the covers of all the newspapers. They were the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston of their day. View quote
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My mother's career was over at 40 but she was still trying to be everyone's buddy, always smiling for the cameras. View quote
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The manic end of is a lot of fun. View quote
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Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And L.A. is the 'What party?' capital of the world. View quote
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I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you. View quote
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I have a mess in my head sometimes, and there's something very satisfying about putting it into words. Certainly it's not something that you're in charge of, necessarily, but writing about it, putting it into your words, can be a very powerful experience. View quote
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Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard. View quote
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No, as it turns out, I really like being congratulated on my weight loss. I like it so much, it's tragic. (Carrie Fisher)
Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolescence. View quote
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I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.' View quote
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I have to start by telling you that my entire existence can be summed up in one phrase. And that is: If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable. View quote
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Occupation: American Actress
Born: October 21, 1956
Died: December 27, 2016
Quotes count: 99
Wikipedia: Carrie Fisher

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