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with Craig Ferguson during its run, and
found a kindred spirit in the host, who
likewise speaks freely about addiction
and sobriety. Their conversations ran
the gamut from profoundly serious to
inexplicably silly, but always touched
on their shared battles with internal
demons. Mourning her death, Ferguson
tweeted, “She was the kindest coolest
smartest and most encouraging person
I ever met in Hollywood. I adored her.”
For all of her fame and brilliance,
Carrie Fisher had so great an impact on
so many of us because her adventure
through life is the story of the human
condition. She was a daughter, sister,
and mother; she had friends, rivals, and
lovers. Throughout her life she showed
us all a trait we possess: the need to be
accepted. Each of us could connect to
her in these ways, as we saw our own
highs and lows, joys and sacrifi ces
reflected in her very public life. For
that, as much as for Princess Leia, I will
always be deeply grateful to have been
able to share so much of my time on
Earth with Carrie Fisher.
“I am a Pez dispenser, and I’m in
the abnormal psychology textbook.
Who says you can’t have it all?“
~ Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking, 2008
Although Princess Leia is the heroine
of a saga centered on fathers and sons,
Carrie Fisher’s life story is one of
mothers and daughters. When Debbie
Reynolds died a day after her daughter,
they left behind a granddaughter and
daughter, Billie Lourd. When asked in an
interview last year about advice from her
feminist mother, Billie told Teen Vogue:
“She told me to be true, and kind, and
confident in yourself. She raised me to
not think of men and women as different.
She raised me without gender. It’s kind of
the reason she named me Billie. It’s not
about being a strong woman—it’s about
being a strong person. She once told me,
‘I never sat you down with a credo. It was
more about leading by example.’
Be true. Be kind. Be confi dent.
Reminds me of a princess I met a long
time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. Carrie shows her
After we’ve all followed Carrie daughter, Billie
Fisher to be one with the Force, the Lourd, around the
myth of our time will live on in Star Star Wars set during
Wars. Luckily, Carrie Fisher infused production of The
Leia Organa with those beautiful traits,
and her wisdom will be shared with Force Awakens
generations to come. a (2015).
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