Being Carrie Fisher

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Do you believe her?
No. My mother is still doing her nightclub act all over the United States. We did "This could be my grandmother's last year" for 20 years.

Do you ever regret signing away your rights to the Princess Leia character when you were cast in "Star Wars"?
You foolishly sign a paper when you're 19 years old. But it's not so foolish because there was no precedent for this thing. There was no precedent for merchandising going this crazy. This was 30 years ago. At the time, it didn't mean anything. George Lucas owns my likeness as Princess Leia, but that's still my likeness, isn't it? He gave me permission to use stuff in the show that I'm doing. I mean, George is great. He came to the show and explained why you can't wear your bra in space.

Why can't you wear a bra in space?
What happened was he told me, you can't wear your bra in space, because when you go into space, you become weightless and then—this is all per George—your body expands, but your bra doesn't. So you get strangled by your bra. Which I think is a fantastic way to go. I did take off my bra in the special DVD extras.

Really?
No!

Do you think you could still get into that bikini?
Oh my God. My friend sent me this blog, "Look how fat she is." From being on the road for a year, it was not a big exercise situation. Someone has said that I look like Jabba the Hut, so that's nice.

You can't listen to those people.
I don't listen to them. I read them. But it keeps you grounded. I think I'm on a blog-induced diet.

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Posted By: Fort Begay @ 12/27/2008 11:13:59 PM

Carrie Fisher represents an era for so many special nerds. Recently my brother compared the tear gas experience part of his basic trainingto the force of Vader. Since then his drill sargeant does his "Jedi" gestures should anyone private fall out of company. He doesn't say anthing, but he silently gestures with his fingers to have privates execute various exercise. It's funny, but it also shows the influence it still has to this day not just in convention halls of Star Wars character (guilty!) and fans trying to keep up with the ever-busy modern Princess Leia (guilty, again).

I also love that Fisher shows her strong spirit in real fashion. Keep going, Carrie!
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Posted By: lahill @ 12/27/2008 6:12:13 PM

We need more Carrie Fisher's in this world!...Bravo, Carrie! Stay with us, we need your humor more than we're willing to admit :)
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Posted By: sanstov952 @ 12/21/2008 11:28:07 AM

I JUST LOVE HER I GROW UP IN THE SAME ERA AS CARRIE FISHER SHE IS BLESSED TO HAVE HER MOTHER AND FATHER AS I LOSE MY MOTHER 14 YEARS AGO AND FATHER 28 YEARS AGO BUT THE PROBLEMS SHE HAVE HAD I TOO WENT TO THAT PLACE IN MY LIFE WITH THE PARENTS AND THE WEIGHT THING AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I SO FEEL A SISTER HOOD WITH CARRIE.I JUST HER BOOK AND SHE IS AS DELIGHTFUL AS HER PARENTS WHICH I LOVED MY MOTHER WAS DEBBIE AND EDDIE FAN THAT HOW LEARN TO LOVE THOSE OLD MOVIE AND THE MOVIE STARS IN MY MOTHER'S DAY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK CARRIE.