Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original Star Wars (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he...
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Describing working with Harrison Ford on the original Star Wars (1977): Mark was 24, I was 19 and he [Harrison] was 33. He was like the big man on campus. You looked at him and you said to yourself, 'He's going to be a star.'
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Even in space, there's a double standard. [On why Princess Leia never got her own light saber]
Even in space, there's a double standard. [On why Princess Leia never got her own light saber]
On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take ...
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On success: There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap".
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[on being the daughter of a Jewish father and Protestant mother] I always felt the Jewish part more....
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[on being the daughter of a Jewish father and Protestant mother] I always felt the Jewish part more. In fact, growing up I felt like a Jew among WASPs.
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I'm not as cooperative as you might want a woman to be ... Every man, I think, or at least the ones ...
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I'm not as cooperative as you might want a woman to be ... Every man, I think, or at least the ones I end up finding, there's no such thing as a consort. All men are kings. That was my little discovery in the process ... I really thought men's fantasy is to have an intellectual geisha. So what I did was I learned to cook and I took a massage course. But that's not all of it. You have to also agree. [On her relationship with Paul Simon]
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I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I neve...
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I always wanted to do what my mother did - get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I never considered anything else.
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On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated."
On her father's gossipy 1999 autobiography: "I'm going to have my DNA fumigated."
They always do [ask me to lose weight]. They want to hire part of me, not all of me. They want to hi...
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They always do [ask me to lose weight]. They want to hire part of me, not all of me. They want to hire about three-fourths, so I have to get rid of the fourth somehow. The fourth can't be with me. I made a joke!"
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You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.
You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well.
[When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional caree...
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[When asked if the character Princess Leia was the dark side of the force in your professional career] Oh, no. It was fun! I was young. People want it to be a problem for me. No. Those are great movies. Why shouldn't I be proud of being in that? The dark side? You ever see Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) or The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)? How about Under the Rainbow (1981)? Was Star Wars the dark side? There's so much competition for that one.
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I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.
I got to be the only girl in an all boy fantasy, and it's a great role for women. She's a very proac...
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I got to be the only girl in an all boy fantasy, and it's a great role for women. She's a very proactive character and gets the job done. So if you're going to get typecast as something, that might as well be it for me. [On her role as Princess Leia]
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Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing...
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Acting engenders and harbours qualities that are best left way behind in adolesence. People-pleasing, going on those interviews and jamming your whole personality into getting the job, ingratiating yourself to people you wouldn't f***ing spit on if they were on fire.
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I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.
I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.
On time: Instant gratification takes too long.
On time: Instant gratification takes too long.
George comes up to me the first day of filming and he takes one look at the dress and says, "You can...
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George comes up to me the first day of filming and he takes one look at the dress and says, "You can't wear a bra under that dress." So, I say, "Okay, I'll bite. Why?" And he says, "Because. . . there's no underwear in space." What happens is you go to space and you become weightless. So far so good, right? But then your body expands??? But your bra doesn't--so you get strangled by your own bra. Now I think that this would make for a fantastic obit--so I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra.
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I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.
I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.
Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in Star Wars (1977):...
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Explaining why gaffer's tape was sometimes used under her Princess Leia costume in Star Wars (1977): "As we all know, there is no underwear in space."
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[About what her father, Eddie Fisher, did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd's ...
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[About what her father, Eddie Fisher, did to help Elizabeth Taylor after her husband Michael Todd's death] He rushed to her side, gradually moving to her front... He consoled her with flowers and, ultimately, he consoled her with his penis.
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My father (Eddie Fisher) was a short Jewish man. My husband (Paul Simon) was a short Jewish man. Go ...
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My father (Eddie Fisher) was a short Jewish man. My husband (Paul Simon) was a short Jewish man. Go figure.
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Describing the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was ...
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Describing the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980): "Mark [Hamill] was off on Dagobah while Harrison [Ford] and I were were getting drunk in Cloud City."
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The father who flipped out about it [Lei's metal bikini in Return of the Jedi], 'What am I going to ...
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The father who flipped out about it [Lei's metal bikini in Return of the Jedi], 'What am I going to tell my kid about why she's in that outfit?' Tell them that a giant slug captured me and forced me to wear that stupid outfit, and then I killed him because I didn't like it. And then I took it off. Backstage.
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I think I am Princess Leia; Princess Leia is me. It's like a Möbius strip tease.
I think I am Princess Leia; Princess Leia is me. It's like a Möbius strip tease.
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Wishful Drinking, 2008
"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Wishful Drinking, 2008
Leia is not a real character. She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not...
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Leia is not a real character. She is more of a caricature, and is somewhat one-dimensional. It's not really possible to write out a list of Princess Leia's likes and dislikes. I do know her favorite color, though, it's white. She wears white all the time. But that doesn't help me much.
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[on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess!
[on the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney] I'm now a Disney Princess!
If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.
If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.
On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality.
On experience: Maturity: A stoic response to endless reality.
I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really...
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I've got a lot of photos of me when I was very young at parties with celebrities, but I don't really remember the people or when the photos were taken.
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On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have ...
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On merchandising for Star Wars: "I signed my likeness away. Every time I look in the mirror, I have to send Lucas a couple of bucks."
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I have no ambitions as an actress. I'm going to do a day's work on Scream 3 (2000), but that's all I...
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I have no ambitions as an actress. I'm going to do a day's work on Scream 3 (2000), but that's all I can handle, a day's work.
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Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.
Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.
[on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but ...
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[on the cultural significance of her parents] I don't know if they were culturally significant, but they were very popular. My mother and my father were America's sweethearts. They literally received that tag. Even my parents sort of went along with the assumption that they were a good couple, but they probably weren't a very good couple. Anyway, my father was best friends with a man named Michael Todd. Mike Todd was married to Elizabeth Taylor. Mike Todd died in a plane crash, and my father consoled Elizabeth Taylor with his penis.
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