“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.”
—Carrie Fisher.

“I don’t want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.”

—Carrie Fisher. 

“I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.”

—Carrie Fisher. 

“There is no point at which you can say, ‘Well, I’m successful now. I might as well take a nap.’”

—Carrie Fisher. 

“Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.”

 – – – 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.”

—Carrie Fisher. 

“I have a mess in my head sometimes, and there’s something very satisfying about putting it into words. Certainly it’s not something that you’re in charge of, necessarily, but writing about it, putting it into your words, can be a very powerful experience.”

—Carrie Fisher. 

“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.”

—Carrie Fisher.

“No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.”
—Carrie Fisher.

“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.”
—Carrie Fisher.

​”Instant gratification takes too long.”

— Carrie Fisher. 

​”You can’t find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.”

—Carrie Fisher.