Quotes by Carrie Fisher

About Carrie Fisher:

Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and performance artist. She is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Wars trilogy, and will reprise the character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She is also known for her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge and screenplay for the film of the same name, as well as her autobiographical one-woman play and the nonfiction book Wishful Drinking based on the show.
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I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing.

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Offstage, I couldn't put things into words, and that was the one thing I'd always been able to rely on. Putting my feelings into words and praying they wouldn't be able to get out again.

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"Religion is the opiate of the masses." "I did masses of opiates religiously.

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I shot through my twenties like a luminous thread through a dark needle, blazing toward my destination: Nowhere.

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Actually,I am a failed anorexic. I have anorexic thinking, but I can't seem to muster the behavoir

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I mean, that's at least in part why I ingested chemical waste - it was a kind of desire to abbreviate myself. To present the CliffNotes of the emotional me, as opposed to the twelve-column read. I used to refer to my drug use as putting the monster i...

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One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. In my opinion, living with manic depression takes a tremendous amount of balls. ...

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Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolescence.

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You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it's sexual promiscuity, excessive spending, and substance abuse - and that just sounds like a fantastic weekend in...

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Oh! This'll impress you - I'm actually in the Abnormal Psychology textbook. Obviously my family is so proud. Keep in mind though, I'm a PEZ dispenser and I'm in the abnormal Psychology textbook. Who says you can't have it all?

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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 experi...

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I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

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There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.

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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...

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Mothers are great. They outlast everything. But when they're bad, they're the worst thing that can happen.

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Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories.

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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.'

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Instant gratification takes too long.

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I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

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So when I was 24, someone suggested to me that I was bipolar, and I thought that was ridiculous. I just thought he was trying to get out of treating me. But he was also responding to the chaotic nature of my life.

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Author Bio

  • NameCarrie Fisher
  • Descriptionactress, screenwriter, novelist
  • BornOctober 21, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor; Novelist; Playwright; Voice Actor; Screenwriter; Writer