Carrie Fisher

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

My comfort wasn't the most important thing - my getting through to the other side of difficult feelings was. However long it might seem to take, and however unfair it might seem, it was my job to do it. ”

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind. ”

If my life wasn't funny, it would just be true, and that's unacceptable. ”

It creates community when you talk about private things. ”

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

I trust myself. I trust my instincts. I know what I'm gonna do, what I can do, what I can't do. I've been through a lot, and I could go through more, but I hope I don't have to. But if I did, I'd be able to do it. I'm not going to enjoy dying, but there's not much prep for that. ”

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. ”

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. ”

All of us are looking for an outside ordeal that will internally change us. ”