A collection of thoughts and quotations by Carrie Fisher on life, art, resentment, addiction, envy, writing, courage, depression, humour, sigma, youth and motive.
54 Great Quotes Carrie Fisher Quotes We Can Learn From
Carrie Frances Fisher was an actress, humorist and writer from the United States, who became one of the most loved actors in the world due to her portrayal of Princess Leia in the immensely popular film series, 'Star Wars'. Her mother, Debbie Reynolds was an actress and Fisher made her first foray into acting at the age of 15, when she appeared in the play Irene on Broadway. She attended the esteemed Central School of Drama and Speech in London for some time before embarking on a career in Hollywood. Fisher debuted with in 1975 in the film ‘Shampoo’ and two years later she starred in ‘Star Wars’, with which she shot to fame. Some of her noted works include ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, ‘Return of the Jedi’, ‘Garbo Talks’, ‘The Blues Brothers’, ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’, ‘The Time Guardian’, ‘Under the Rainbow’ and ‘Sibling Rivalry’ among many others. She had also starred in plenty of television shows and also worked as a ‘script doctor’ on scripts written by other writers. Fisher was one of the biggest icons of Hollywood and was particularly known for her honesty and sense of humour. Just like her performances, her thoughts, sayings and quotations were appreciated and applauded by people of all genres. Here is a collection of quotations and sayings by Carrie Fisher on jealousy, celebrity, fiction, aging, psychology, sex, illness, medication and recovery.
What worries me is, what if this guy is really the one for me and I just haven't had enough therapy yet for me to be comfortable with having found him.
I envy people who have the capacity to sit with another human being and find them endlessly interesting, I would rather watch TV. Of course this becomes eventually known to the other person.
Look,' he said, 'I don't think we should continue this discussion. I don't like this side of you.' 'I'm not a box,' she said 'I don't have sides. This is it. One side fits all. This is it.
My inner world seems largely to consist of three rotating emotions: embarrassment, rage, and tension. Sometimes I feel excited, but I think that's just positive tension.
Sometimes I think all I want to find is a mean guy and make him be nice to me. Or maybe a nice guy who's a little bit mean to me. But they're usually too nice too soon or too mean too long.
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.
I not only feel better about myself because these people are also fucked up (and I guess this gives us a sense of community), but I feel better because look how much these fellow fuckups managed to accomplish!
I don’t hate hardly ever, and when I love, I love for miles and miles. A love so big it should either be outlawed or it should have a capital and its own currency.
No matter what the dictionary says, in my opinion, a problem derails your life and an inconvenience is not being able to get a nice seat on the un-derailed train.
, but I feel better because look how much these fellow fuckups managed to accomplish! )
