Explore Quotes by Carrie Fisher

People are still asking me if I knew Star Wars was going to be that big of a hit. Yes, we all knew. The only one who didn't know was George.

Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And LA is the 'What party?' capital of the world.

Leia follows me like a vague smell.

Instant gratification takes too long.

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

Now I say I'm a diarist with an explanation I'll get back to you on. Someday I may try and write in memoir form.

I have a chemical imbalance that, in its most extreme state, will lead me to a mental hospital.

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.

I'll never be known for my work with boundaries.

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.

I enjoy taking jobs that make fun of me - or me as Princess Leia, or me as the writer, or whatever, as some idea.

As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.

He's a very strange guy, my father. I can't get mad at him because he's so adorable.

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

Anything you can do in excess for the wrong reasons is exciting to me.

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.

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.

No, as it turns out, I really like being congratulated on my weight loss. I like it so much, it's tragic.

I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.

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.