Carrie Fisher hiding in the trash cans on the backlot of the Star Wars set, 1976

Carrie Fisher inside a trash can while doing promotion for The Empire Strikes Back, 1980

Men don’t age better than women, they’re just allowed to age.

You can’t find any true closeness in Hollywood, because everybody does the fake closeness so well.- Carrie Fisher

I’m transparent about all this stuff because it’s out there anyway, and if it’s going to be out there anyway, I want my version. It was out there that I was in a mental hospital, it was out there that I was in rehab, and it was always Carrie Fisher’s Tragic Life. - Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher on The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012)

Carrie Fisher on the set of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

“You know, by birthright I’m eccentric. My only role models were people who knew how to get attention. I have a really manic energy, so I talk it out. I take party hostages or evenings hostage, and one of the ways of getting the attention you need is to learn how to talk to entertain.” –Carrie Fisher, 1994

Photos by Ron Galella, 1983

“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

Carrie Fisher (via becketts)

Carrie Fisher