Here's what I've learned: that someone can change the course of history with a box cutter. Carrie Fisher More Quotes by Carrie Fisher More Quotes From Carrie Fisher Me being an actor was an accident, and not something I wanted to do, because I knew what happened eventually. Yeah, maybe you'd get famous, but then you wouldn't be famous anymore. Then you'd have to scramble to get back to where you were, and chances are, you wouldn't. Carrie Fisher yeahactorschance I like performing. I like partnering with an audience. Carrie Fisher partneringperformingaudience A lot of the time, I'm just smart enough to be unhappy. Carrie Fisher smartunhappyenough I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like to play with that. Carrie Fisher ableplaythinking My father was a joyous, joyous spirit, he really was. He was a hedonist, that was just - he enjoyed life, thrust up to the elbows with it. He was a terrible father. I don't know that he was parented that well. Carrie Fisher elbowsspiritfather Of course I miss [drugs]. And anyone who tells you they don't is lying. Carrie Fisher drugmissinglying Eventually, life of the party is just like any other job. I've thought of myself that way at times, but it's sort of like holding everybody hostage. It diminishes everyone else. And ultimately, your friends don't require it of you. Carrie Fisher partyjobsway I shot through my twenties like a luminous thread through a dark needle, blazing toward my destination: Nowhere. Carrie Fisher destinationtwentiesdark I'm in denial in its lesser state. It will take me a second. People around me will notice my mania first. And, my depression. Carrie Fisher denialpeoplefirsts Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity. Carrie Fisher regretselfmistake I did masses of opiates religiously. Carrie Fisher opiatesmass There are two things that I know for certain guys are good for: pushing swings and killing insects. Carrie Fisher swingsguytwo Guys are great before you know who they are,' said Lucy. 'They're great when you're still with who they might be. Carrie Fisher guysaidmight The only one who didn't know was George Lucas. We kept it from him, because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression--and he fooled us even then. He got Industrial Light and Magic to change his facial expressions for him and THX sound to make the noise of a face-changing expression. Carrie Fisher magiclightexpression I am a very discreet human when it comes to other people. Carrie Fisher discreethumanspeople Ambition is exhausting. It makes you friends with people for the wrong reasons, just like drugs. Carrie Fisher drugambitionpeople Drugs made me feel more normal. Carrie Fisher normaldrugmade Leia follows me like a vague smell. Carrie Fisher vaguefollow-mesmell 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. Carrie Fisher relationshipchildrensex 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. Carrie Fisher sweetheartparentamerica
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