Carrie Fisher Quotes
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Still, the word "boyfriend" starts to sound pathetic after age 30.
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Of course I miss [drugs]. And anyone who tells you they don't is lying.
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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.
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I like birds and dogs. I'm allergic to cats.
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My mother certainly loves caviar, but I think that's generational - they grew up thinking it's romantic or sophisticated or something.
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What doesn't kill men makes them stronger. What doesn't kill women makes men breakfast.
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I've often said to myself, "Thank God I can write, 'cause this is hilarious." I actually wanted to go into all that more in the book, but my editor thought it was too crazy.
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I rarely cry. I save my feelings up inside me like I have something more specific in mind for them. I am waiting for the exact perfect situationand then BOOM! I'll explode in a light show of feeling and emotion - a pinata stuffed with tender nuances and pent-up passions
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People see me and they squeal like tropical birds or seals stranded on the beach.
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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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I'd like to wear my old [cinnamon buns] hairstyle again - but with white hair. I think that would be funny.
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Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence.
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If you look at the person that someone chooses to have a relationship with, you'll see what they think of themselves.
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Generally someone will eventually tell you that you have to do something to help yourself.
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Actually, social drug-taking went kind of low-key for a couple of years. Probably because of AIDS, people got very conscious of their health. But it seems to be making a comeback. Just the other night I was at a party where people kept disappearing into the bathroom every few minutes. I'm glad I did all that in my 20s and that I'm done with it. And that I wrote about it in Postcards from the Edge.
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He's a very strange guy, my father. I can't get mad at him because he's so adorable.
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Guys are great before you know who they are,' said Lucy. 'They're great when you're still with who they might be.
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Tom Hanks was really great [the 'Burbs']. The director, Joe Dante, was wonderful. We filmed it here during the summer, every day at Universal. Even the food was good - I mean it was junk but it was really good. The whole thing was like some ideal summer-school experience. It may not have been the best movie ever, but it was certainly the most fun.
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Actors may know how to act, but a lot of them don't know how to behave.
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You're not surprised when alcoholics act like alcoholics. It's more surprising when non-alcoholics start acting like alcoholics.