Quotes By Carrie Fisher

The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls.

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.

My father was a joyous, joyous spirit, he really was. He was a hedonist, that was just - he enjoyed life, thrust up to the elbows with it. He was a terrible father. I don't know that he was parented that well.

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

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.

The manic end of is a lot of fun.

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

I don't want to be a victim.

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.

I'm very sane about how crazy I am.

Anything you can do in excess for the wrong reasons is exciting to me.

Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.

My mother's career was over at 40 but she was still trying to be everyone's buddy, always smiling for the cameras.

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.

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.

Drugs made me feel more normal.

One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.

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.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

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

Instant gratification takes too long.

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

I spent a year in a 12-step program, really committed, because I could not believe what had happened - that I might have killed myself.

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 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.