Quotes By Carrie Fisher

The manic end of is a lot of fun.

I have two moods. One is Roy, rollicking Roy, the wild ride of a mood. And Pam, sediment Pam, who stands on the shore and sobs... Sometimes the tide is in, sometimes it's out.

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

I am a very discreet human when it comes to other people.

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

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.

Mothers are great. They outlast everything. But when they're bad, they're the worst thing that can happen.

I'm very sane about how crazy I am.

No, as it turns out, I really like being congratulated on my weight loss. I like it so much, it's tragic.

I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic.

I have a chemical imbalance that, in its most extreme state, will lead me to a mental hospital.

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.

Drugs made me feel more normal.

If anything, my mother taught me how to sur-thrive. That's my word for it.

Leia follows me like a vague smell.

Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.

You can't find any true closeness in Hollywood, because everybody does the fake closeness so well.

Instant gratification takes too long.

So when I was 24, someone suggested to me that I was bipolar, and I thought that was ridiculous. I just thought he was trying to get out of treating me. But he was also responding to the chaotic nature of my life.

Now I say I'm a diarist with an explanation I'll get back to you on. Someday I may try and write in memoir form.

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.

I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing.

Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.

I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn't know. It was something I always did.

I don't want to be a victim.

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