Carrie Fisher Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I think that the truth is a really stern taskmistress.”

“I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.”

“I'll never be known for my work with boundaries.”

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

“Two of the saddest words in the English language are, 'What party?' And L.A. is the 'What party?' capital of the world.”

“In the Fifties, my parents were known as 'America's sweethearts'. Their pictures graced the covers of all the newspapers. They were the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston of their day.”

“Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.”

“I started out doing my mother's nightclub act, and I had stage fright.”

“I found out when I did the Oprah Winfrey show that there was a cookie jar of me. So she gave it to me. I had no idea prior to that that it even existed.”

“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.”