ACTORS: Carrie Fisher

[T-bone]

FISHER TO REVEAL STAR WARS SECRETS
Actress-turned-novelist CARRIE FISHER is set to expose the secrets of the original STAR WARS films in a behind-the-scenes expose of the classic sci-fi trilogy.

Fisher, 48, kept a diary during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when she played PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA opposite HARRISON FORD and LUKE HAMILL.

She explains, "My publisher has told me not to talk about it... oh what the hell.

"When I was in Star Wars, I kept diaries. Big books full of what went on, what I thought, what I did.

"I am going to write them all up as a narrative.

"It will be riveting. Once I get started, that is. I'm months behind already."

[Cassus Fett]

hmm... interesting.. very interesting

[Bretsch]

It depends, I for one don't expect great revelations.

[goodwije]

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[Sluggo]

Oh boy, a SASSY Making of Star Wars!

[Javen]

I was hoping she would have pics she has hidden.

[leandar]

Originally posted by goodwije@Mar 28 2005, 04:24 PM
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>opposite HARRISON FORD and LUKE HAMILL.
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[brookie]

YYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!

when is it scheduled to come out?

[cj790]

I'm tempted by it!
Carrie was the best thing in Empire of Dreams IMHO - I'd love to see her take on the whole shebang.

[Otis_Frampton]

From imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/):

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Fisher To Reveal 'Star Wars' Secrets

Actress-turned-novelist Carrie Fisher is set to expose the secrets of the original Star Wars films in a behind-the-scenes expose of the classic sci-fi trilogy. Fisher, 48, kept a diary during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when she played Princess Leia Organa opposite Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill. She explains, "My publisher has told me not to talk about it... oh what the hell. When I was in Star Wars, I kept diaries. Big books full of what went on, what I thought, what I did. I am going to write them all up as a narrative. It will be riveting. Once I get started, that is. I'm months behind already." [/b][/quote]

I can't wait.

-Otis

[Justin]

I'm sure all the PTDF types will yell about how it's all bunk.

[Justin]

Most likely it will have lots of stuff that conradicts what George Lucas says now and everyone will yell "she was coked up, she doesn't know what she's talking about!"

[mtilden]

Originally posted by brookie@Mar 29 2005, 07:04 AM
YYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! I CANT WAIT!!!!

when is it scheduled to come out?
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Given that, according to the posted story, it ain't even been written yet, my guess is 'not very soon'! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[mtilden]

Originally posted by Justin@Mar 29 2005, 07:53 PM
Most likely it will have lots of stuff that conradicts what George Lucas says now and everyone will yell "she was coked up, she doesn't know what she's talking about!"
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When one considers that George wouldn't even let the actors have a complete copy of the script for the movie they were working on at the time, I rather seriously doubt that Carrie Fisher, or ANY actor on the set, has any great insights into what George's future plans for the franchise may have been.

[goodwije]

She will not alieanate George i dont think. This story will probably just be about her personal experience.

[Javen]

Originally posted by goodwije@Mar 29 2005, 05:34 PM
She will not alieanate George i dont think. This story will probably just be about her personal experience.
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That's what I believe too.

[Bill C]

I want to express how exited I am by this but I dont want to be banned style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/holosid.gif

[brookie]

Originally posted by Justin@Mar 29 2005, 02:53 PM
Most likely it will have lots of stuff that conradicts what George Lucas says now and everyone will yell "she was coked up, she doesn't know what she's talking about!"
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george lucas and her are good friends, i dont think that will happen. she may have been a coke addict but that doesnt mean she is stupid.

[Master Magnus]

My impression is that she sees her role as Leia in a positive way. I think it's telling that she participated in the DVD commentaries.

[Bretsch]

^That's actually more likely. That's exactly why I'm not expexting any "great" revelation.

[Talcy]

But there might be some amusing tales like the one on the ESB commentary where she says that some of the principal cast were a bit worse for wear after meeting up with Eric Idle and some of the Rolling Stones the night before shooting the landing on Cloud City and imbibing in a "special" drink.

[Jedi Rohn Starr]

I'm sure there will be some new revelations regarding some of the activities behind the scenes. Certainly nothing earth shattering, but probably will be an interesting read.

[Momin327]

I'd love to hear what she really thought of the whole metal bikini thing in ROTJ...

[JediJaina]

That'll be interesting to read methinks.

[lovelucas]

could this have anything to do with her declining to be at Celebration 3?

[brookie]

^WTF? REALLY?

[James]

OK this is kind of a rip-off from Hayden vs. Hamill but lets get your opinions on this ok!?

I personally feel both did well, their characters were quite different so it's kind of hard to compare I guess.

Natalie was her best in ROTS, and Carrie was her best in ESB.

[thepepgal]

Carrie had a strong presence in all three of her films and also the smallest outfit. Natalie unfortunately had her whole political storyline taken away in ROTS so was unable to display her talents fully.

I still like Carrie more but only just.I've been a fan for too long./

[JMAS]

I'd have to say Carrie

[DonSwoosh]

Going with Natalie, only because her character's story ended in a tragic way. That storyline, more than Anakin's affected me personally.

It was sad to see what happened to her.

I think Natalie did a solid job on all three films, Episode I having her strongest performance (when she's the Queen). During the big moments, Natalie brought it. Carrie is great in Episodes IV and V. With Episode VI, to me, it feels dialed in. But, she's not horrible.

[starwarsfreak444]

i think both

[MasterJedi12]

They both did a good job in my opinion. Natalie was her strongest in TPM when she retook the city on her own initiative. You could see the courage. Carrie is the same way. A family joke when comparing the two is "Like mother, like daughter."

[Momin327]

Carrie. No doubt about it.

[The White Tuxedo]

Carrie Fisher, definately. She had that spoiled Princess thing going really well in the first two. With Natalie Portman. I really like Portman. She's talented and she's beautiful. I think she's a better actress than Carrie Fisher, though I think Fisher was always more interested in writing, anyway. But she wasn't given enough in the Prequels.

TPM is the only film where Padme has a really strong story. She drives the film. It's all about her saving her homeworld. In AOTC, she doesn't really get as much. She just sorta falls in love with Anakin because that's what needs to happen in the story. Even in those deleted scenes, where we do see a little more of her character, she wasn't given as much.

And then you have ROTS. She's wasted. Her job is to stand around in her apartment and be pregnant. She I really think it's wrong that she just gave up at the end. Padme was a selfless character. She would have stayed alive for her children. Instead, she dies cuz Anakin dumped her. :rolleyes: Well, the problemo with that is that we never really saw what she saw in Anakin.

Anyway. I think Portman is the stronger actress in general, but she isn't stronger in these movies. That's just my opinion. I think her character is largely wasted.

[Darth Octavious]

Portman!

[Darth Kitana]

Fisher! Her role was more believable than Natalie's. Carrie held a presence in the film that is unmatched by Natalie.

[General Nikola]

As much as I hate to admit it,but Carrie acted out Leia better...

(Natalie,ROTS? :hmmm: )

[Darth Kitana]

Natalie redeemed her acting in my eyes in ROTS, however Carrie maintained a continuous 5 star role as Leia.

[James]

Originally posted by General Nikola@May 1 2006, 09:31 AM
As much as I hate to admit it,but Carrie acted out Leia better...

(Natalie,ROTS? :hmmm: )
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Natalie was good in ROTS.

[Obi-wannabe]

I thought Natalie was better in ATOTC than ROTS. But overall I thought the character of Leia was stronger and Carrie Fisher lived up to the strength of the character. So I vote CF.

[MasterMickKenobi]

I think both acted very good. You could really see the connection between these two.

[thepepgal]

Natalie was good in ROTS.

She should have been in it more. :(

[empire21]

Carrie for sure

[STar war spUNK]

i think one of the reasons i think carrie fisher was the better actress is b/c she had better dialogue as opposed to natalie's "Hold me... like you did in Naboo."

ew. or maybe because i just don't really like natalie portman. :)

[James]

Who cares if Natalie Portman was bad at delivering dumb lines, she's hot. ;)

[STar war spUNK]

i care! but i mean if this was about hayden christensen... i see what you mean. ;)

[MasterKyobi9d9]

Originally posted by Darth Octavious@Apr 28 2006, 03:38 PM
Portman!
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:yes: For sure.

[Enfilade]

Mara Jade.

[leiaorgana]

I had to say that Portman is sexier but I'll go with Carrie all the way, she's cute, smart and has an awesome personality which i cannot say about Portman's character.

[James William Alexander Atreides]

I like them both, but I love Natalie more. She is definately sexier. :ohhlala: :love:




:bow: :dictator: :bow:

[melissa_ladyvader]

as we all know she played "princess leia" in the original star wars films
what do you guys think of her performace of that character?

i think she played a very very good job....i for one would have loved to be that character........(anakin skywalker's daughter)

umm agree with me or not...im not sure if im seeing things but

in "star wars" didnt carrie look like she was "high"???....lol i know you probably thinking "what a dumb question"..i just want your opinions...because she started doing drugs at the time of star wars: a new hope.......who agrees?

[Cydon]

It doesn't look like it to me....

[electric]

I think she did a good job, but I guess I'm just used to see hear as Leia. I think that Ford's performance truly made her look better than she truly was however.

[Momin327]

I think Carrie Fisher was terrific in her performances throughout the OT.

[Blizzard]

Of course she was high. And of course she was good, she is Carrie Fisher.

And Carrie Fisher deserves capitalization.

[thepepgal]

Of course she was high. And of course she was good, she is Carrie Fisher.

And Carrie Fisher deserves capitalization.

Even though she was high, she didn't look or act it. She was great in the films and had a couple of great guys :like: beside her.

[lovelucas]

It's common knowlege via Carrie herself, that she was doing drugs during the Star Wars era (not ANH, though) but I don't believe it's detectable on-screen. I do think she was good in both ANH and ESB but both she and Harrison gave their worst performances (they were ready to be done with it) in RotJ. Conversely, IMO, Mark Hamill gave his best performance in the final film of the OT.

[thepepgal]

very true.

[melissa_ladyvader]

ummm i think carrie should have gave more of a "shocking" look on her face when mark's character luke told told her character leia..that she was his twin sister...im not saying she did a bad job...i think she should have showed more "holy god" look on her face

[Zedekk]

The only movie in which I can decernably detect or "imagine" that Mz. Fisher was doing drugs is RotJ I mean come on this is the third movie working with a difficult man (George not Harrison) and she was chained to a fat slug. I'd be doing drugs just to take the edge off too. All the other ones no hint of problems or substance abuse. I also think (and this is just my opinion) around the time RotJ was being made, Carrie wasn't all that concerned with being found out anyway.

[Kam Solusar]

ummm i think carrie should have gave more of a "shocking" look on her face when mark's character luke told told her character leia..that she was his twin sister...im not saying she did a bad job...i think she should have showed more "holy god" look on her face

Well, maybe, but wouldn't that completely make her following lines of dialogue completely stupid? The whole "I know. Somehow, I've always known" bit?

[Kapit]

I think there are a couple subtle moments where she kinda looks out of it during ESB and ROTJ. Regardless, Carrie Fisher did an excellent job, and I will always love her performance in ANH as my favorite

[melissa_ladyvader]

yeah regardless of her drug use...shes still one of my favourites
and shes only 50 years old!..wow she could pass as my mother
..thanks for your opinions guys

[AnaSkywalker]

It hink she did a wonderful job, especially as being just about the only girl in the whole original trilogy. i'm interested to read some of her books.

[RedMirax]

Carrie = Princess Leia. She did a great job. And she was pretty funny at C2 in her interview! :)

[lovelucas]

She just finished up a one-woman show in LA -
Here's hoping she attends CIV. I appreciate her surviver skills. She had to overcome some very painful and depressing events in her personal life. Overcome, accept and continue forward.....that's what I admire about her. and she came out with her sense of humor intact.

[Zedekk]

^ best part of that show was her humor. saw it opening night it was still rough around the edges in some parts, but opening night usualy is. Love the last bit of that play.

[Jacen Solo]

Smallville fans, did you catch Carrie Fisher in the Season 5 episode? It was the one where Chloe Sullivan started at the Daily Planet.

[Sarah-Leia]

I think she's a great actress. It was a pity she got roped into the drug scene, but nevertheless, a great actress. Thank goodness George chose her and not Terri Nunn (see the Bonus Materials - Empire of Dreams - I think Nunn is ridiculous and Lily does a great impersonation of her) to play the part of our favourite princess EVERRRR!

[James]

Oh yeah Terri Nunn was AWFUL, as evidenced by Empire of Dreams. Carrie and Harrison Ford were good together.

[flo fett]

Carrie had her problems but she was Princess Leia, she did a great job. Just the right side of bossy!

[melissa_ladyvader]

im not sure if im right but...supposely
she started doing drugs when she dated some guy named paul simon...thats what i was told.......is that true?

[thepepgal]

im not sure if im right but...supposely
she started doing drugs when she dated some guy named paul simon...thats what i was told.......is that true?

She was married to him. He is a singer. Very famous in the 70's.

[Kam Solusar]

im not sure if im right but...supposely
she started doing drugs when she dated some guy named paul simon...thats what i was told.......is that true?

Huh? How'd you get to "some guy named Paul Simon...that's what (you) were told" from "then she got married to that reject paul simon....he was gay....so he left her for another man?....IF YOUR GAY WHEN WHY WOULD U MARRY A WOMAN??.......lmfao!!!"

?

http://www.galacticsenate.com/showpost.php?p=807432&postcount=263


You arbitrarily outing Paul Simon was bad enough, now you're simply going to forget about it? And please, don't bother PM'ing me to whine about this, either, okay?

[lovelucas]

I think people have not done their fact-checking.... this is the Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkle - he's not gay, and he has a son and is now married to that wonderful blues singer (sorry, can't remember her name but she's fantastic) - this was Carrie's first marriage but the references to her having to accept her husband as wanting to graze in different passages was her 2nd marriage.

[Fish1941]

i think one of the reasons i think carrie fisher was the better actress is b/c she had better dialogue as opposed to natalie's "Hold me... like you did in Naboo."

ew. or maybe because i just don't really like natalie portman. :)


We're all supposed to buy as fact that Carrie Fisher was a better actress than Natalie Portman? Even after watching RETURN OF THE JEDI? Please! Give me a break! They were both even-Stevens, as far as I'm concerned.

[Sarah-Leia]

Fisher, 48, kept a diary during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when she played PRINCESS LEIA ORGANA opposite HARRISON FORD and LUKE HAMILL.

Cool! That will be great to read...now...Luke Hamill? :giveup:

You didn't write this, did you, T?

[Aayla Secura]

That diary sound very interesting T-Bone...

Natalie was her best in ROTS, and Carrie was her best in ESB.

I agree, but they were both good in all the movies they were in.

I think both acted very good. You could really see the connection between these two.

Again, I agree. I think that both Natalie Portman and Carrie Fisher acted superbly in the saga and there is hardly a hair to choose between them. However, I must admit that Natalie portrayed Padme's emotions very distinctively in the Prequel Trilogy (especially in ROTS).

[melissa_ladyvader]

carrie played leia very good in all 3 original star wars films


alot of people even say i resemble her......oh man do i feel special.

[Horse_Head]

I don't believe everything people say ...

[Tovor]

Carrie has nicer boobs, but Natalie has a sweeter tush. That is all that is important.

[empire21]

I must agree with you on that one, Tov. :)

[thepepgal]

Carrie has nicer boobs, but Natalie has a sweeter tush. That is all that is important.

No it is important that you don't treat them as objects but people. They do have brains also. :wink:

[Tovor]

No it is important that you don't treat them as objects but people. They do have brains also. :wink:
Their boobs and butts have brains? Amazing!

[thepepgal]

Their boobs and butts have brains? Amazing!

The head they are attached to does. :nahnah:

[lovelucas]

so...if you're attending CIV and are in line to get autograph/photo of Carrie, what will you say to her? Hypothetically or in literal terms?

[Zedekk]

Zedekk: >> I really liked you in that one movie <<

Carrie: Which one?

Zedekk: >> The 'Burbs<<

Carrie: SECURITY!

No I'd probably have a copy of the programm from her one woman play "Wishful Drinking" and have her sign that. and thank her for sharing her life and allowing others along for the ride. *and at some point in the conversation she would slip me her phone number*

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Carrie has nicer boobs, but Natalie has a sweeter tush. That is all that is important.

Correct. Natalie just edges it in the facial department too (I have spent hours debating this in my head! :lol: ). I imagine her to be more intelligent than Carrie as well, but I have no evidence to back this opinion up.

so...if you're attending CIV and are in line to get autograph/photo of Carrie, what will you say to her? Hypothetically or in literal terms?

I would tell her that she looks like Melissa Ladyvader! :nahnah:

Seriously, I think that I would just say thank you for being a part of my favourite set of films which have given me hours of entertainment.

[Kam Solusar]

Zedekk: >> I really liked you in that one movie <<

Carrie: Which one?

Zedekk: >> The 'Burbs<<

Carrie: SECURITY!

No I'd probably have a copy of the programm from her one woman play "Wishful Drinking" and have her sign that. and thank her for sharing her life and allowing others along for the ride. *and at some point in the conversation she would slip me her phone number*

Somehow I think she'd find that funny, or flattering.

The 'Burbs was an underrated movie anyway. More people should recognize her for it. :D

[thepepgal]

so...if you're attending CIV and are in line to get autograph/photo of Carrie, what will you say to her? Hypothetically or in literal terms?


If I could go ...

Then I would get her 4 novels I own signed and tell her how I've loved her books and films and thank her for coming.