Carrie Fisher Quotes
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I feel so agitated all the time, like a hamster in search of a wheel.
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I love the idea of God, but it's not stylistically in keeping with the way I function. I would describe myself as an enthusiastic agnostic who would be happy to be shown that there is a God. I can see that people who believe in God are happier. ... But I doubt.
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Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And LA is the 'What party?' capital of the world.
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If some gang were threatening your family, you'd go looking for someone butch to help, right? Any maybe if your mother were sick or something, you'd find someone a bit more fey.
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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.
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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.
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All I can say is that when millions of plastic dolls of you are being sold each day and an equal number of teenage boys are masturbating over you each night, it's bound to do something screwy to your psyche.
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As we all know, there is no underwear in space.
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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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I can like men who are a little light in the loafers.
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The parrots are great. They do something I refer to as "the Phone Call from Venus." They repeat all my phone conversations. It can very annoying - like having a lot of children in the house screaming.
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The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.
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He doesn't move his face when he talks. His eyes are like shark eyes. Dead.
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You're not famous until you're a Pez dispenser.
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The message about sex and relationships that she had gotten as a child... was confused, contradictory. Sex was for men, and marriage, like lifeboats, was for women and children.
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I always think of Meryl [Streep] for everything now. There really aren't many actresses around who are truly lucid the way she is.
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Never love for me, only obsession. Someone has to stand still for you to love them. My choices are always on the run.
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I am not going to put my daughter under any sort of stresses.
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People see me and they squeal like tropical birds or seals stranded on the beach.
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I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
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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 Vegas to me!
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Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.
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My mom is a little bit eccentric. I mean, she does - she has a lot of unique ideas. For example, she thought that I should have a child with her last husband, Richard, because it would have nice eyes.
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And when you're young you want to fit in. Hell, I still want to fit in with certain humans, but as you get older you get a little more discriminating.