Weight AND Wisdom!
By Carrie • Sep 6th, 2009 • Category: NewsI thought that I’d forgotten one of the things I was thinking of writing about, but now I remember………at least I think I do…… One thing is that I foolishly Googled myself last nite—–because the Enquirer has been trying to get me to confirm some asinine thing I said as a bad joke AGES ago, & I wanted to see if had shown up somewhere—- which it hadn’t—– until now, when I stupidly call attention to this non event here——- ANYWAY—–in the process of searching, I found that someone had posted that I USED to be hot, but that now I looked like Elton John. As much as I attempted to place myself above the reach of this observation……
I must admit that…..yup……. This ended up hurting my feelings—–all 7 of them.
You see, I was hot when most people are hot—- in my fucking 20’s & part of my 30’s……THEN, in an effort to imitate humans, I had a child &, to further maintain my life like disguise, I took medications for about 9 thousand years, &, despite all my efforts, I continued to get older & older——inadvertently, I assure you———-I tried to arrest my development physically as WELL as emotionally, but unfortunately without as much success. I also must confess that I ate food. I’m sorry….. I realize that I promised never to eat anything but lettuce & sun flower seeds, but tragically, I was unable to keep my promise.
Yes, I realize…..I KNOW that I vowed to exercise for 3 hours a day—-aerobics, pilates AND yoga, but alas, I admit with a large quota of shame, that I failed to fulfill this other important commitment.
NO, I shouldn’t look as if 30 years have passed. I understand completely if you can’t find it in your heart to forgive me for looking like 3 decades have passed…….Of COURSE you should mock & belittle me for being so large!! What else could you POSSIBLY do?????!? I’ve let you down by treating my body as though it were just some giant sad sack that I use to haul my personality around. You have every right to compare me to Yoda or Elton or Kirstie…….I’ve brought it on myself.
But here’s this thing that I found myself wondering………what the fuck do YOU look like??!
I know i don’t really have the right to ask……I’m a public figure——Ive made an unspoken contract to keep that figure slim…….but still, I find myself wondering…….See, I think the folks that insult & mock celebrities who DARE to pack on ten pounds or—–God forbid——MORE than ten!…..I would think it only fair that they post a photo of themselves along with their poisonous observations! And you know what else would be SUPER cool??? Their IQ! ALL the numbers! An approximate count of Weight AND wisdom!
And as a teeny aside—–my show on Broadway is not about my appearance. Oh sure, I’m killing myself trying to lose weight before I open so I won’t offend any theater goers eyes while attempting to entertain them via their ears…… But just in case I don’t achieve my goal of keeping my promise to look 25 & instead manage to remind you of bulbous slugs or gay, iconic musicians……..
I’d like to take this opportunity to offer this quasi poignant explanation & to say to those of you I’ve visually offended…… from the bottom of my heart encased in fat——-
BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!
We now return to our regular programing……
XxOoCf
very nicely stated. i share your sentiments exactly, although i am not in the public eye or a person of distinction like you. i have aged badly and at this point in my life i don’t give a shit if my tube top won’t fit around my thigh. i have earned every wrinkle, bag, sag and fold. i’ve had a hard living, body abusing, worth every forgotten day i have lived, life. full enuf to smile at some memories and cringe at others and hope to hell my friends don’t remind me what i did on certain occasions. i earned everything i have and i fully intend to enjoy my life and never feel guilty again about a cookie, nookie or any other fucking thing i decide to indulge in. i have learned other people are worth what is inside not the latest style-except that bra strap showing in spaghetti strap tops, can’t get used to that-and i know you know deep down the same thing but have a hard time grasping it with assholes writing how you are not in a brass bikini anymore. never apologize for being alive.
Thank you. I have been feeling miserable for the past 48 hours (yes, the agony) because apparently I’m the uggliest person on earth and a huge failure since I was in Weight watchers, lost about 30 kg and now have gained 10 of those back. Your blogging made me see past all that. Yes I’m not yet even in my 30s so maybe I should take care of myself better. But maybe that alone won’t make me the uggliest person alive. Yes, you were smoking in Star Wars. But so was Harrison Ford (who by the way does not have a blog which is such a shame. Does he even have a computer?).
Good luck with your show!
I *HEART* you.
Dear Carrie,
I saw you at your show in Seattle and you looked great. (Of course, you always look great because I’ve only seen you in person twice in my life.) People post crap about public figures because they can do it anonymously. But, having met a few of the trolls who made those “bulbous slug” comments, I ASSURE you that most of them are fairly soggy around the midsection and look upon things like basic hygiene as water-boarding. Believe me. I have spent time in line with these folks.
As for me… you will always be Super Smokin’ Hot because you can do what so few can do: make me laugh and think!
What do I look like? An egg. With legs.
Kim
Don’t let ‘em get you down. We LOVE you.
If it makes you feel any better, I have gained 187 pounds since 1977. You’re right, it’s *BEEN AWHILE*, and *THINGS HAPPEN*.
Here’s the deal Carrie–
I think your attitude is 100% right, but I do have a problem when SOME actresses (not you) who go on these gigantic “it’s not fair we don’t get job offers any more because we’re older” rants. You know who I’m talking about, you hear them all the time… Here’s why 99% of them are full of shit– because for the first 40-odd years of their life, they had NO PROBLEM with a system that recognized, celebrated, and oh yeah paid them for their insane beauty and they exploited it to the max. They’ve built entire careers on their looks (oh, yeah- on their acting too- but they didn’t complain about the fairness of the system when they got the role and the otherwise perfectly qualified 170 lb actress with the crazy skin didn’t). They had no problem during their 40-year reign of hotness because the system worked in their favor, and they could make every straight guy around them do whatever they wanted.
Then cut to their mid-50s and the roles have all dried up and now when they’re on the street they’re just like the rest of us, normal people without any special perks except for their celebrity, everyone doesn’t kiss their asses in quite the same way any more, and suddenly, NOW they realize that the system is unfair?! Jesus fucking christ. No shit, Sherlocks. Welcome to the world. Guess what, there aren’t too many leading roles for the guys who’ve been trimming your trees for the last 40 years either… So I’m sorry reality has finally set in, but when you publicly complain about how screwed up our media is because it doesn’t value older actresses, I’m curious why that’s suddenly come on your radar because I sure didn’t hear you talking about it 20 years ago.
Okay, sorry… I had to rant because you touched a nerve there. And let me emphasize that you, Carrie, seem to be pretty awesome at any age. That’s not intended as a “you go” grrl power compliment either. It’s true- forget your looks, which as far as I can tell are holding up amazingly well– you can ride on force of personality for the rest of your life and that’s no small thing.
Good luck with your show.
One other thing– never Google yourself. It’s only asking for trouble.
God I love you. That ending had me snorting coffee into my nose!
I never buy those magazines that insist on showing what a celebrity looks like without all the glitz and glamor, I realized a long time ago that they, including you, are human just like the rest of us. Just because you and others chose to go into public life doesn’t mean that you should always have to look your best. I have friends of all sizes, shapes and colors and I have never judged them for that, what counts is what is on the inside. I agree with you that all those people who post nasty remarks on someone’s weight should have to post pictures of themselves and let the rest of us scrutinize them. They probably are the ones that really look like Jabba the Hutt.
As for people who see your show, if they’re expecting you to come out as Princess Leia, then they need a reality check they should be coming to see the show because your Carrie Fuckin’ Fisher….(oh wait that’s not what the other F stands for…)
And as for posting a picture of myself…I was very hard pressed to find a recent one of myself, since I normally take photos instead of being in them, but I finally found one taken with a web cam of all things:
http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs091.snc1/4658_102982670986_752400986_2776254_7259479_n.jpg
So enjoy, make all the four-eyed jokes you wish.
I’ve always heard that people exploit what they consider negative traits in others because they dislike it so much in themselves. Basically they try to make you look bad because they think it takes away attention from their own shit. Don’t listen to them baby, you are more beautiful now then you ever have been! If I ever see you in person, i’ll say it to your beautiful face (praying desperately that you don’t mistake me for some weird stalker chick!)
Love you! Blessings!
Rev Gina
You go Carrie!
That’s a horrible thing for them to say. Don’t listen them, I think you still look good. And in any case, people on the Internet make stupid, cruel comments all the time because they’re bored and have no lives.
Out of curiosity, what was so-called “asinine” quote that the Enquirer was trying to get you to confirm?
I love you more today than ever because of your writing and your honesty and your Hollywood asskicking. So there.
well said!! i’m not going to say ‘just ignore it’, as i realise that if it were that simple, you’d already be doing exactly that… so instead i’ll say that these people who write this kind of stuff are clearly bored ignoramouses who don’t actually know anything about the work you’ve done / are doing and clearly don’t give a shit who they hurt on their way to making their own dull lives more interesting… will bring stack of rotting veg to the show to throw at any such people!! hope preparations going well and that you can if not ignore these people, keep using them as material!! Sarah
Fuck ‘em Carrie!! You are a beautiful, funny woman (inside AND out!) and remembering the look of adoration in the eyes of those who came to see you in SFO, I’m not the only person who knows this.
When I see you next time, we’ll grab a chocolate martini or two – my treat.
XoXoXX
Thank you Carrie for being you – as a real person regardless of what you weigh I think you are still HOT – you were my hero as a child in ‘that’ movie and you are my hero now as an adult as yourself
All 192 lbs of me LOVES it!
Carrie,
That is the best “I’m mad as Hell” rant I have read in a long time! Thank you. I looked a lot better at 20 than I do now, but time marches on. Knees go bad, metabolisms change and somehow we have other things to do besides workout endlessly and diet or, God forbid, go under the knife for the sake of vanity. Just know those assholes who have nothing better to do than insult celebrities are very little people, in soooo many ways. (Not to mention stuck in a time warp!) As Ron White says, you can’t fix stupid.
You are beautiful, funny and smart as hell!
Janet
Why oh why do u suffer fools gladly…who gives a shit what u look like??? My god your hardly one of those people who requires a winch every time u go out of the house…do you really wanna be one of the people who only remembers what you look like when you killed Jaba with that chain….good god no way girlfriend…hopefully see you in Decemeber my friend
We all struggle with our weight or at least I do, I’ve put on 25lbs. since I was in my 20’s and 30’s. It just seems to sneek up on you or it did me. So, I guess my point is I think you are a very talented person and I don’t care how much you weigh it doesn’t change the your ability to be creative. I think you made a good point, lets see a picture of the name callers. Hang in there, take care and tune out those negative people.
I love you Carrie FIsher !
Oh well all right!….35085. tehehehe. Actually, it’s140125, but whose counting? And I DO remember holding you in my arms when we were BOTH HOT, as you say, about 30 years ago. Keep it up, keep getting older and as heavy as time allows. Your brain, with all it’s now VAST store of experience, is what the draw has always been…and it’s only getting more fascinating and fabulous.
Dear Carrie,
I love you more and more with each passing — oops, I first typed “padding” — year! (I do not believe in Freudian slips, but know for a fact that I cannot type, and thank the unnamed gods for the little red dots under half of what I write…) But it is true: the years pad on the weight (almost inevitably, if you are enjoying being alive) and the wisdom (frequently enough that we are tricked into believing it is inevitable, but in reality so infrequently that we scarcely recognize it when we see it) … And, oh lordy, the planet is lousy with the stupid and the vicious. Seems to be padding *them* on, too, of late…
I was going to say, “Don’t ever change!” but that is bullshit: you keep getting more and more amazing, and I want that to keep happening…
BGB in Honolulu
Disclosure: ~130 lbs at 25 / ~155 lbs at 50. IQ nothing impressive (low 130s) but hoping for more wisdom…
Hi Carrie–I gained an awful lot of weight during the year I was treated for psychiatric problems. 100 lbs in less than a year. The psychiatrist always denied that the medication was causing it but after the first 60 lbs in 5 months, she decided to change my medication to, “something that might be less likely to cause so much weight gain”. New medication didn’t help with the weight gain, nor did it help with the ‘psychiatric’ problem. After I’d gained so much weight in such a short time, I noticed immediately how people judge others on appearance. When I was young and slender, I was always given the benefit of the doubt, even when it wasn’t deserved. A year later when young and obese, I was a pariah to all–strangers and friends alike. (Friends would tend to treat me like I had something like the plague-afraid to be around me and WAY too sympathetic)-and clerks in stores stopped returning smiles, were rude and dismissive and acted like I had a bad odor. (Honest-I didn’t!)-Try not to take it too personally,Carrie, and study their behavior. It’s fascinating. It does take some getting used to-but now I don’t have to wonder which of my friends are real and strangers now show what they’re really like. No pretense. It’s good to know who your friends really are, etc. Do we need those superficial people in our lives? Do we need to try to please them? I honestly don’t think so. I am trying to lose weight because it’s been over a decade and it’s taking a toll on my bones and cardiovascular system. I want to have energy and strength again. I’m not doing it to be a pleasing sight to the airheads that really don’t matter. I saw you on Craig F. show the other night and noticed you’d gained some pounds so I curiously started searching through all I could find about you on the internet. I found you to be hilarious and brilliant and wish so much that you’d feel comfortable in your own body. Another writer I’m a fan of is Kathleen Norris-a writer and poet and have noticed that she’s dressing in the loose and comfortable clothing too-she’s bigger. This happens. Your weight gain has strangely comforted me-maybe because I think you’ll be strong enough to inspire me–I do think that’s what I was looking for last night. Inspiration-And you gave it to me. My 24 yr old son and I spent over an hour watching you on U-Tube on various talk shows and award presentations and we both laughed and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I know you’ll lose weight–but only if you do it for the sake of your own health and comfort. The things we do for the creeps that don’t matter to us…won’t last. Thank you for listening. J.
I get so tired of hearing about who is hot or not based on the writer’s perceptions, it always says more about the writer than it does the person they are commenting on.
Having said that, who seriously expects to go thru middle age looking good in a bikini? (apart from Jane Fonda, who we all know was a freak of nature, and addicted to working out. Only explaination. Or a huge meth habit she told no one about!)
I am a guy on the wrong side of 40 who never used to be able to put on weight. Guess what? I am no fighting the battle of the bulge, and it is a battle, every day! But I intend to WIN!!!!
(Oh, and congrats on another fun post! I have loved your work for ages)
FUCKING EPIC.
I love you. I can’t wait to see you on Broadway in all your glory.
What’s that saying? Dumb people discuss people, smart people discuss ideas?
Ha I’m dumb for not remembering it exactly .
Dear Carrie, here’s a limerick:
Oh Carrie, no one can compare
For your beauty is brilliant and rare
So when people lash out
Showing their own self-doubt
You must tell them to go fuck themselves sideways with a big fucking pineapple
Sometimes rhyming just doesn’t cut it. Of course, ‘blow my big bovine tiny dancer cock’ works too.
And you’re hotter now than you ever were. Forget the haters.
V
x
I wanna be like you when I grow up.
yup. people would come up to me and ask reverently “when is your due date?” And I would say, “I’m not pregnant, I’m just fat.” Then thin, then fat, ,then thought if I got thin enough I would get young again, but not. Just thinner also gaunter and definitely 60-something when the One people remembered was the Young One. like the end of the Sondheim song in Follies: “Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord…..that woman is me”. mirror, mirror. no longer the fairest, just home alone with the take-out spread out over the bedspread in the tiny walk-up and the t.v. on, with people I’d once worked with selling vitamins and tiaras, their turtlenecks yanked chin-high to hide the face-lift incisions.
you, on the other hand, have the thumbs-up from People mag. for Wishful Drinking, 9/14/09……you have, like,
an OEUVRE, over easy and en pointe -
and you are able to cheer the inconsolable and cut through the mishagas.
you are wounded and you rally, and lift us as well.
off to google the Ferguson interview on utube, weighing and measuring all the whey.
what the hey.
diddle diddle.
excelsior!
BRAVAH!
I applaud you entirely for this!
Small dick and small brain cowards, the lot of them!
You ARE gorgeous!
xxxooo
As a fellow bipolar disordered baby boomer I can tell you the truth Carrie, you’re fucking gorgeous.
Just so ya know,
Even if ya gained 500 lbs, shaved your head, & grew a 3 inch wart right on the tip of your nose, you’d still be that hot chick in the metal bikini to me
You are so wonderful! You are also beautiful!
I’ll admit that I found you objectively ‘hot’ back in the day. But at no time do I find you more sexy than when you speak and when you get a chance to show how incredibly funny and smart you are. I’ve gotten older too and put on a few pounds and, god help me, I just ain’t got ’sexy’ in me any more. But you, my dear, get sexier each time I see you. And that’s not just ‘oh, Carrie Fisher needs to hear a kind word’. That’s the honest truth. I’ll never forget seeing you on that George Lucas roast. I wanted to climb up there and make out with you until the Girls Gone WIld cameras showed up (or, more likely, security).
If someone can’t see that… well, then they can blow me too!
Maggie
Carrie, Watching you on Craig Ferguson the other night, I saw not the faintest flicker of Elton Johnishness there. You’re fantastic and I love you (in a good way).
Screw the haters, Carrie! Don’t let them get to you. It’s not worth worrying about. I mean who the hell are they anyway? Bloggers? Entertainment “reporters”? I hate this kind of crap, and I refuse to buy gossip mags or watch entertainment “news” shows which I like to describe as “nobodies talking about somebodies”. It’s ridiculous!
I say that you should further demand that all those making snide comments about your weight and your age should be required to post a photo of themselves wearing a metal bikini! That’ll show ‘em!
Can’t wait for you show on Broadway! My ears haven’t been entertained in a while!
Much respect,
Bruce
You go girl! I agree with you 100%. I am soon to be 48 ys/o. I have two children. I have been taking antidepressants for years. I am short and I am fat. I have fibromyalgia and I struggle daily with depression. I was once hot in my twenties and thirties, too.
Don’t pay attention to the negative vampires out there who just want to suck the life out of you. You have plenty of us folks out here who appreciate you just the way you are.
I read your blog because you make me laugh. God knows I need a laugh. I think at this point in my life, if I had to choose between being able to laugh or having great sex, I know I would choose having a good laugh. God, how much easier life would be for all of us, if the haters and the vampires out there didn’t constipate the world with their hate and negative energy.
I know how you tire of hearing this but your going public and sharing you life with people like me, helps us get through the bull shit life throws at us.We are not alone. You have the wonderful ability to take the shit and turn it into something positive and make people laugh. Life is what it is. We can’t change it so lets have a laugh and get through another day. Thanks for sharing and thanks for making me laugh when all I really want to do is cry.
BTW, i would love to sit down for a chat one day and compare notes on our Fathers. You wouldn’t believe how much alike they are, only yours happens to be famous and mine is just an every day run of the mill whoremonger.
Watched your Mom tonight in the Movie “Mother” on TV and laughed through the whole movie.
Protect your soul from the vampires out there, they seem to be every where these days.Do you think you will ever get down South with your Show? I live in Mississippi and would love to see the show.
Well said! I myself was never hot, but did occasionally make it to warm. Of course this was 30 years ago. Now I am another overweight, graying Granny. I can’t imagine living in the spotlight of celebrity. Too many judgments.
Dear Carrie,
There might be some of us who never ever looked hot – not even in our 20s… sigh. I was so happy when my favourite actress turned out to be a writer!! Not to mention her being a brainy reader – remember an interview in Stockolm (’77) where you told you were reading Dostojevsky and Chandler at the time? I’ve bought all your books – and, by the way, referring to the back flap of “The Best Awful” — are you interested in Aurora Borealis any more?
Paivi
Hey,
I’m 35 years old and i think you’re hotter now than you were when you were in you’re twenties..you looked so sad (and hungry) during your ’star wars’ phase.
Carrie,
What’s happening to you happens to absolutely all of us as we get older – no exceptions. You simply have to work harder to look like something approaching the way you want to, or used to look. BIg bovine cocks not withstanding, you still have all the right parts in all the right places – just a matter of re-gaining a little symmetry at worst – quite doable.
You, of course have the disadvantage of having set the bar pretty high for yourself back in the day – anyone who remembers seeing you running around in one of those Star Wars space suits or those sultry close-ups in the Blues Brothers movie knows how high that bar must feel (and Jesus-God you were beautiful).
People will always say mean things about celebrities no matter what, whether it’s appearance or something else. But you have an asset the great majority of them will never have .. TALENT!! And, of course, an underlying physical beauty which never really went away.
is quasi-poignant related to quasimodo?
p.s. you were then, are now and will always be, lovely
Absolutely, when do people stop having feelings or being sensitive towards what everyone is sensitive about? At a certain $ income, fame, etc… ? Why do these people´s feeling not matter?
Now it seems that celebrities have to return to their prepregnant weight 2 weeks after giving birth.
I may joke about my weight but no one else can is the unwritten rule.
You have so much to say, that´s what people come to see. That´s what every skinny beauty desires anyway, to be heard!
Be yourself, I love your blog
Tóta
I saw you on Craig Ferguson the other night. All I could think was, Wow. She’s really comfortable in her own skin. Lucky her. Not to mention you made me laugh out loud.
You don’t look like Elton John. You look like Carrie Fisher.
Think I’m going to go buy your book today.
as my sainted dearly departed mother would say “Fuck’em all but 6 and save them for pall bearers.”
Brilliant! That made my day
Carrie,
You are perfectly right to vent (as you well know). I for one think you are even more attractive now than you were in your younger years. You’ve been blessed with a lifetime of experience, and that depth of knowledge and understanding is reflected in your face and figure.
Never let them get you down or get to you. You look fabulous and I’m sure the people closest to you in life agree with me. (Think warm hug and gentle kiss on the cheek here.)
Good luck with the new book and in everything else you do in life.
Tom
I’m pretty sure everyone before me covered the whole, ‘don’t listen to them, you are beautiful still…etc’, so i won’t go there. But I do think you are beautiful. Go ahead and roll your eyes. I know you have said in the past that you never thought too much about your looks, so I’m pretty positive I am typing to a brick wall. You may not see what some of us see in you when you look in the mirror, I just hope that you know (and believe!) that there are many people who think you are beautiful.
and word to what Maggie said above. I wouldn’t classify myself as gay, but if I was, and you were, I’d totally ask you out. I’d get shot down, but I’d still ask! Smart and funny is sexy, too. and you are smart and funny.
now don’t laugh, but in losing weight recently, sunflower seeds have helped me! not as a meal replacer of course, but they stop that mindless eating while watching TV or whatever.
2 more things – I saw a photo of you flipping the bird on the red carpet the other night. that was the first thing I thought of when I read this entry. it totally belongs on here.
oh, and I want your shoes from that night.
xo,
Ericka
I have been reading your blog for awhile now, and I absolutely love it – I just called my mom & read her this last post and she was loving it. I have never heard it put so eloquently…..leave it to a writer, of course. Absolutely Brilliant!!!
P.S. I think my favorite part I’ve seen you in (other than Soap Dish) was the cameo you had in the Vince Vaughn/Sex & the City episode…makes me laugh every time I see it!
I don’t really get this…I got this impression of you….Troubled..Thoughtful..The adversity stuff making you reflect on your existence.Searchin for answers…Reaching out……And you know…You got everyone ‘Jumpin’ in front of you..All the ‘Troubled Masses’….But Shit it’s all fuckin anonymous…Is that the way this plays out????……….Am I misguided in my belief that those who ‘gravitated’ to your..What?…’Essence’…(That’ll Do)…Were all waiting for some kindof connection…..Misguided Fuckers Eh?….I was included…You are Drop dead smart…But.. even that departs in the stark cruel glare of times passing light……I’m maybe missing something….For Me I didn’t want to be in the ‘AUDIENCE’….If I did I’d wait for a UK run…No..In exposing yourself as you do ( at every opportunity )..You invite like minded individuals to reach out and touch you………I ain’t that great on technology….But it looks like we all watch the execution from behind the screen!!?……Blogs, Facebook, twitter…..Whatever…Maybe I’m not clickin the right buttons..But I see a performance?…..Understand Though…
I saw you in Berkeley (awesome!!!). I saw you on 30 Rock (still my favorite episode to date) and I think you look great and I mean that in the most hetero-to-hetero way. Sorry your feelings were hurt. Thank you for never failing to disappoint. I think you’re tops.
I have to admit when I saw you rolling on the couch on the Bonnie Hunt Show earlier this year, my eyes popped out, but after the initial shock, I got over it in minutes and accepted it because it’s STILL you, and you are likeable, funny, irreverent. It’s like running into someone you haven’t seen in a while and they just had a radical new hairstyle. You’re either mature and accept it or you’re not grow up, yet and act like an unthinking jerk.
I’m trying to lose weight (45lbs) not so much that I’m trying to act young but I’m tired of all the fucking stress on my damn knees and i want to be able walk or run a mile without being outta breath. I’ll be deliriously happy if I can drop thirty and keep it off. But it is hard. My problem is Coca-Cola – caffeine + sugar.
Dear Carrie,
1. never google yourself
2. never care about what the Enquirer or any other gossiprag is saying
In the eyes of those sorry gossiprags and people who spend their days making nasty comments about celebs on the celebhate boards, NO ONE ever looks good enough. And you’re right: I too would love to see the photos of the people posting those nasty comments. Have a feeling they ain’t looking/feeling so great themselves.
Thank you!
I’m your age and I don’t look 20 anymore either!
Googling yourself? Doesn’t that cause blindness and hairy palms?
So sorry the TMZ folks chose you for their snarkfest. I’m quite certain they only pay for unflattering photos of celebrities. If that’s the worst one of you they could come up with, then I’d say that’s evidence you’re looking good.
Like you, my first thought when I read the sort of comments you describe is “And what do YOU look like?” But perhaps these yahoos actually DO look youthful and dewy. How else to explain the incredible lack of maturity they display when typing?
I hope you feel better after your vent. It made for a great read, that’s for sure.
Love yourself, but don’t Google yourself!
Carrie,
There is a general assertion that men are allowed to grow older and then they get more distinguished but women just look old. You have every right to be upset and being a public figure does not make you any less human. Would you really want to be young and beautiful now? Where your talent is based on who you slept with rather then your brain or acting ability.
Saying this you are nothing like Elton John, I think you are still very attractive (and you were my first girlcrush) when I saw you in Star Wars. In the minds of millions of fanboys you are eternally princess Leia, and you still top the geeky lists of who the hottest sci fi character is. I don’t know how you feel about that but I think it’s pretty cool where a women’s beauty is so disposable but that image of you lives on years later.
Dear Ms. Fisher,
I read your entry and hear in your words the anger and frustration you are experiencing. Being judged on one’s appearance alone is shallow and shows the deep insecurities the person who writes such drek has. We are all much more than just our apearance.
You asked rhetorically what the readers of your entries look like. I look much like a cross between Nathan Lane and Tyronne Power. If it matters to anyone what/who I look like fie on you!
This visually based culture has got it all wrong just like we’ve got love all wrong. In this culture we see someone we think is hawt, jump into bed and call it love. Eighteen months later its over and we do it all over again with someone else. Then we hook back up with a previous lover, because s/he is “the one”. There is no one person out there for anyone.
I don’t have any answers, only observations. I wish for you and for all the readers here to take heart in paraphrasing the Bard’s observation, “The problem, dear Brutus, lies not in the stars but with ourselves.”
Ms. Fisher, you is what you is. I like ya. If we were in the school yard I’d push ya on the shoulder to tell ya you’re alright.
Peace and energy,
Bill
I think you are gorgeous ( and, incredibly funny)!
Carrie,
You are still a sexy, vivacious Princess to me (and STILL) in this gay mans dreams . . .
and for the rest of them ..
F**K EM!
You have more talent in your pinky toe than any skinny, shallow, Hollywood starlets.
Hi Carrie
Love reading blog once in a while. I am 60 and not 20. I hope to see your play in New York. I have read Wishful Drinking.
I would Love to meet you in person and maybe partnering with a screenplay I have been working on while going back
to A University and dealing with my health issues etc. Diabetic Retinopathy and have problems with eyes and have been
a fine art photographer and tv producer the past 20 years.
Peace and Blessings
Greg Herrmann
Garrett. Ind
That was absolutely a classic. This is the first time I read your blog, but I am going to keep reading from now on. I am about your age and I think you don’t have to be a public figure to completely relate to the sentiment and it is so well expressed. Thank you.
Awwww!!!! That was really funny, and very honest.
I can really relate to the whole mocking thing. I’ve gotten shit my whole life because my eyes are… somewhat small. Every new school year I get countless “Asian” comments. I’ve also been teased constantly because I’m short (5′1.5″ – I was the shortest Senior in my class) and because my nose has a little slope at the end. Every single flaw was pointed out. There were flaws that people pointed out that I had, up to that point, been completely unaware that I possessed. I have spent my whole life being belittled by my female peers because I don’t look like other people. I’m short, and I have dark hair. My eyes are so dark they’re practically black, and I have the lightest skin out of all the other girls I know. I just STICK OUT. I always have and I probably always will. I rambled a bit there, but my point is this: I let it get to me to the point that I developed an eating disorder. It started out as anorexia, but when starving myself became unbearable I dove into the pool of Bulimia. I’ve been a passenger on the vomitmobile since I was fourteen, and after four and a half years I have HAD ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely hate it. It burns, it tastes bad, and it doesn’t make me look any prettier!! I’ve tried so hard for so long to stop but everytime I make progress, someone says something they think is funny and I fall right back down. Still, I guess one can only keep going. What I have observed over the years though, is that not only do those who mock me look worse than I, but they are also STUPID!!!! HALF OF THEM CAN BARELY READ!!!!! I SWEAR TO GOD I SPENT EIGHT YEARS IN CLASS WITH THESE DUMB BITCHES AND THEY STILL HAVE TO SOUND OUT SIMPLE WORDS!!!!! One of the girls who gave me a hard time was proud of the fact that, at age nineteen, she has slept with more than fifty guys, has two kids by two different men, actually went to the tanning bed WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT, and has been doing cocaine, heroin, acid, shrooms, pills, dex, ecstacy, and pot since she was 13!!!! So, I have finally come to the conclusion that I may not be perfect (nobody is), but at least I’m not some FAKEBAKE TIL YOU’RE ORANGE- SPREAD YOUR LEGS FOR ANY GUY THAT LOOKS YOUR WAY- IMMATURE-DRUGFIEND- STUPID FUCKING BITCH WHO CAN’T EVEN READ!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
My mile-long message aside, thank you for your words of wisdom. You are absolutely right.
*Shelbi*
PS~ I love you. LOL. Not in a creepy way, but an admiring way.
Oh, and sorry this was so long. You probably won’t read it, but it’s still taking up space. So yeah… Oh, and here, you can laugh at me too!! (This is one of my senior pics from last August. Not sure if this will work…) http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=69398826&albumID=2294974&imageID=35131479
Not sure how that will work out, but enjoy!!
LOL.
Carrie, I just finished reading your book this evening after having purchased it this afternoon, Tuesday, 9/8. I enjoyed it immensly. What you have done is offer a very witty and insightful up-close-and-personal look at bipolar illness, not to mention a Cliff Notes view of your life to this point in time. I truly wish the best for you, Carrie. You are a very special lady with a unique way of writing. Additionally, I’ve always admired your mother’s talent (btw, my brother and sister-in-law met her on a plane back to Los Angeles a few years ago, and, at her request, accompanied her out the terminal to wait for her car. They said she was very sweet and loved talking with her, and would have offered to drive her home themselves if her transport car had made her wait any longer than it had). I’ll bet she got a real kick out of reading your book as well. She IS one of kind and I can see why you love her so much. In any case, keep up your good work. I enjoyed it – and I’m a Republican, too! : ) As John Wayne once said to Barbara Walters when she was going to be the highest paid interviewer on T.V. and she was getting a lot of flak for it, “Don’t let the bast***ds get you down!” Hang in there. Best to you always.
Go Carrie! That quote made me laugh my ass off…you tell ‘em. You have the best quotes/words of wisdom of anybody I can think of. Just started Postcards From the Edge the other day (your only book I haven’t read yet, but seen the movie) and anyway, I’ve already come across some really great ones that I very much identify with. I think this one applies for this too…”How old do you have to be to get past caring?” That pretty much says it all & I wish I knew…but it’s one of those things there’s — probably for most of us anyway — no answer for. Mean things end up in hurt feelings, whether you’re 5 or 100. I’m trying to learn how to bounce stuff off. You’ve got the right attitude, but I’m sorry you had to hear it in the first place. The people that write that shit probably look like the real-life version of the Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons.
Funny you should write about the public’s perception of the effects of aging. I, too, have been guilty of seeing someone actor or singer after many years and being astounded at how much they age when they are out of sight. But there’s only been a tiny few that make me say, “Holy Cow! So-&-So looks like shit!” It seems that we just can’t grasp that someone has an existence out of our sight. And as I sit here typing, I’m aging and stuffing one more piece of chocolate in my mouth, simultaneously wondering if I’ll ever lose any weight. I’m approaching 46 with amazing speed, and get depressed every time I unexpectedly see myself in an unanticipated mirror. Crap. I look like my mother…….and she’s 21 years older than I ! But I have learned that I’m not nearly as shallow as I thought: People actually look better after a few years of real living! There’s still something appealing about a male between the ages of 17 and 21……it’s probably nothing but nostalgia. But a man who’s seasoned in his voice and his looks pretty damn good. We all know what the perfect woman looks like because she’s crammed down our throats in movies, magazines, videos, and football games. (Except, I still think Sophia Loren is the epitome of womanhood: both lusty wench and grand lady!) But, for me, women tend to become better looking and infinitely more sexually attractive as they age. It’s the curves and the confidence that make a woman hot. Poles were for dancing on, not sleeping with!
Hahaha…that was the best rant i’ve ever read! You GoGirl! You are my idol (don’t worry, i’m too far away to stalk you) YOU ARE FAB-U-LUCIOUS!
From a fellow bi-polar lady who also was once hot in her 20’s and part of her 30’s, but now is okay with how she looks (heavier but who gives a gall darn) minus zero cosmetic procedures, including botox-ic.
Luv ya!
Tricia
While Leia was my childhood hero, the REAL Carrie Fisher is a hero for my lifetime.
Fat & Sassy in Seattle,
Heather
I’ve realised I ♥’d you twice in my life.
The first time was in Postcards – the part about it not being different anymore, just the same in a difference way.
The second time was round about “I’d like to take this opportunity to offer this quasi poignant explanation…”
A-fucking-men!!!
Carrie, in order to retain a youthful look, you shoulda used HEROIN and ONLY HEROIN. You saw how long William Burroughs lived, right? And what about all those models in the late 80s – early 90s? Heroin chic! As for me, I happen to be a recovering addict in my late 30s…when I met my rehab counselor for the first time she thought I was in my early 20s! Ya see? Heroin…veritable fountain of youth. You made the mistake of MIXING your pharmaceuticals and doing that will age you faster than a fuckin’ banana!
To all you kids out there: This was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Don’t use drugs of any kind unless directed to do so by a qualified physician…as long as the physician wasn’t also treating Michael Jackson.
Dear Carrie,
I love you.
And I love you ten times more after reading this then I did before I read it.
That’s all.
As someone who’s done the whole starvation thing (not by choice, mind you), being skinny like me kinda sucks anyways. Can never find clothes that fit outside the children’s section. Bleh. So whenever some douchebag tells me that I’m packing on the pounds (I’ve gained 20 in a year- I’m almost* at 110!), I like to sit down with a massive chocolate banana milkshake smoothie. It’s guilt-free and delicious! If you ever read this and are interested, here’s the recipe I use:
2 c chocolate milk
1/2 c chocolate ice cream
1 banana
1 scoop banana Spirutein (a vitamin-packed protein shake mix, but not chalky or gross-tasting)
Blend well. Drink and enjoy. ^_~
Carrie, Carrie, Carrie…,
lol
I neglect you for a few days, forget to check the website, and look what happens!
I wish we as a society could stop listening to the jackals who perpetuate the so-called fitness culture, which is really about selling those health food and workout equipment products we are all supposed to buy. It’s not about health, at all, you see. If it was, they would recognize what’s inside is at least as important as the outside.
Sometimes I’m as guilty as anybody, but not nearly as much as I would have been 30 years ago, when it comes to looking the whole package, so to speak. But when we are that young, we are so self-involved, very, very few of us look at the whole person. I was a little overweight myself in school, but far from morbidly so. It didn’t matter. There were two male classmates who were more obsessed with my weight than I was. When someone looks at it as their life’s work to try to make another person miserable, they take the most obvious thing to pounce on. They both grew out of it, but I guess some people never do.
As a public figure, I can’t imagine how deeply you feel the sting of those barbs.No one can, I think, just like those closest to us can never completely know us. but I guess that’s what life is for. Not knowing another person can and should be cause for celebration, not judgement and contempt. If we don’t truly know another person, how can we condemn them? Condemn someone for what they’ve done, not for who they are. If someone isn’t a pedophile or serial killer, leave them alone. That’s a philosophy I’ve tried to adopt for my life, and for the most part, it’s served me well.
Having said that, in that post I got the sense of Carrie Fisher as a person who gets hurt like we all do, and in a way, I am pleased to have witnessed an ever-so-raw cross section of your life. Thank you for that
Unfortunately, the anonymity of the Internet provides a megaphone for the assholes of the world. It allows them to spew their pathetic little opinions without fear of reproach and gives them a false sense of worth.
You’re a beautiful woman. Don’t let nobodies tell you otherwise.
Marc
hey Carrie
your Great and yes I love you and I love women with curves my girlfriend has curves and some of my best friends have them and I love that your so open and honest with us your dare I say it your Fans and yes thanks to Mr. Lucas ( Do I have to pay him a Dollar for that plug?) anyway I just wanted to say that im reading your Bio and I also have depression and I love you.
again I love women with Curves
Benjamin
You’re beautiful Carrie!
Hi C,
You’re identifying with your body waytoomuch. And that’s why the “insults” are affecting you. Dear lady, realize this: You are not your body – it is only an instrument for your use.
You’ve cultivated your mind and as a result of your life’s pattern, have developed intensified emotions -now it’s time to work WITH your body. The yoga classes you’ve decided to take will point you in the right direction…you’re a tenacious person, so stick with it.
Looking forward to seeing you on Broadway with your confidence enhanced.
A.
Carrie,
I hate to say it, never really thought of you as hot …
but rather i always saw you as cool. Cool at 20 and even cooler at 53. It really takes balls to let it all hang out the way you do (yes I loved the book haven’t seen the show yet).
If you are looking for some non-stressful exercise, I recommend you drop in on CC Chen (28th & 5th – tell him I say hi). Honestly , I don’t know if it’s that good for the waist but It’s great for the soul.
What the fuck do I look like?
Well I haven’t grown any higher but I sure have to admit I’ve grown a lot wider then when I was in my twenties (yeah a guy knows he’s overweight when he had to lean forward to see his dick). I’ve have grown wise enough to realize that it doesn’t matter a tinker’s damn (anyone who thinks otherwise can just kiss my ass – no they can’t, I have more respect for my ass then that).
Don’t forget you’re wonderful and if you do forget, …
Drop me a line, I’ll remind you.
TTFN
Fuck em.
Love you.
Heather
Carrie,
First of all, I don’t ever want to hear you being compared to Kirstie… she’s ghastly (fat or skinny).
Second, I can think of much less attractive people to look like than Elton John. I like Elton John! He’s not bad looking, he’s not obese, and he sings great songs.
And get this, I like you no matter how much crap you could possibly eat or how little excercise you could possibly do! Why? because you are brilliant and hillarious and you’re CARRIE FUCKING FISHER!!! One of a kind, if you ask me.
One time, this fat guy messaged me on MySpace, when I was about 19, and told me I was the ugliest person on that website. Of course, when he said that I was hurt. But then I looked at his pic and he was UGLY and FAT. After another confrontation, he told me his problem could be fixed and mine couldn’t blah blah blah… The final thought is that I know I’m better than him, even if I’m not as ugly as he says I am AND that you are better than whatever asshole said you weren’t hot anymore.
Carrie, you’re hottt. Own it
I can’t wait to see you on 54th!
xo Kerri
PS. I haven’t looked, but you probably should stay away from the imdb message boards… while a lot of people say nice things, a lot of other people are jerks.
ELTON JOHN?!! Someone needs a slap.
I read Wishful Drinking in one sitting and laughed like a loon. Getting your DNA fumigated? Genius. How I sympathised with that concept in terms of my own dear Papa! If I could give mine a deep steam clean I would.
That’s it – I’m flying to New York this autumn to see your show.
Carrie, you rock. And I’ve said so on my blog.
Keep on being an inspiration….
Best
Sarah Jane
GO GIRL! I think you’ve earned the right to eat whatever the fuck you want, as long as you don’t have to be taken out of your house via a flat bed truck, so just have some fun. Oh, my mom is going to see you on Broadway and i think her seats are kinda far back so the bigger you are the better
Carrie, one of the things I enjoyed about being older is that I have cared less and less about what others think of me. Although I must say being in the very public light is tougher than I could imagine. Just as I love my wife for who she is I also love how she looks even though we are both older. I would say enjoy the hard earned knowledge of your life and dont let the bastards get you down. As my pappy used to say…”Gettin older is not for sissies – and its better than the alternative”.
Dear Ms. Fisher,
I’ve admired you ever since I saw you in the “Star Wars” films when I was a little girl. Unlike other people in public life, you don’t run away from your flaws; you face them head on and talk about them. In your book “Wishful Thinking”, you spoke about the relationship between you and your daughter and dealing with bipolar disorder. Like your daugher, who is very beautiful and resembles you a lot, I suffered whenever my mom’s mental illness manifested itself. She would say some terrible things. Thankfully, it’s kept under control for the most part through medication and therapy.
BTW, I watched you in the new film “Sorority Row” today. I thought that yes, you had gained weight, but you were still great! I would not have watched the film had I not seen your name on the poster and read the movie review on Yahoo! Even though Mrs. Crenshaw hated the surviving girls for what they had done to their sorority sister, she decided to go after the killer to protect them and the future of the sorority. And she fought the killer on her own terms, not screaming or crying for mercy. In a way, Mrs. Crenshaw is like your other characters Princess Leia and Mystery Woman in “The Blues Brothers”: she faces the bad guys with humor and guts and blows them away (or tries to, anyway).
So, keep up the good work and don’t be afraid of being honest about your life. As Billy Joel sang, “I love you just the way you are.”
Carrie, I have gone through the same thing with my life and made it so far,I trust you will do the same. Peace and Love
Hi Carrie!
Look at the bright side: some people have been not-funny and overweight all of their life!
x
i’ve been going thru a particularly shitty stage of late….i look like my grandfather, not a great thing. i realize it’s all the way i think about it. i cannot think of myself as the pretty good looking guy who had a decent chance of scoring with the guy of his choice. now, i’m rapidly moving into the “elder auntie” period of life & i need to embrace that. these two opposing forces fight each other & will continue to do so. maybe i should have my prostate removed?
Hot or not you are still one heckova babe.
Hi Carrie
Been a fan for years and find you brilliantly funny, honest, and someone who lives life the way you want to. I’m 54, menopausal and have been finding a resemblence to jabba the hut. Hot flashes, sudden weigth gain, pressure to run marathons, do triathalons, stop eating has become overwhelming and what makes me mad are my doctors telling me that I’m old, all of this fun is part of having menopause and to put my big girl panties on and deal with it. My doctors are both women and men and the most unempathetic bunch. Did you mother tell you what to look forward to during your golden years? No snippets of wisdom from mine and when I bring the wonderful time I am having she is suspiciously quiet!
I look at pictures of when I was 35 and yes, I was beautiful. I’m still beautiful but in a more bi-focal, pulling the camera back to Ohio kind of way. It was suddenly upon me 5 years ago but I will overcome but will treat myself to my double scoops of rocky road ice cream which is for medicinal purposes in cooling off my hot flashes, right?
Keep us laughing, Carrie…….you are a hoot!
Well, if it is any consolation, I didn’t even start liking you until you had aged a few years and wrote a book. I was in jr high when Star Wars came out and all my attention was directed at Harrison Ford. Now, in retrospect, I realize who the real star was—you! Not because of your looks but because of your wit, humor, intelligence and moxie.
PS…my god, you don’t look like Elton John! Bad comparison. I wonder if Elton John googled himself and got excited when he found he had been compared to you. He should consider himself lucky to be compared to a beautiful vibrant woman.
From one middle-aged woman to another, you GO girl!
We all looked great when we were young. Now – we’re our mothers, or Elton John, Jabba the Hutt, whatever.
If people can’t deal with it. tough luck. One of the great things about being middle-aged is no longer giving a damn about what others think. It IS, however, fun to mock those who still DO care.
Carrie, please ignore the envious comments of the witless small-spirited people who’re idiotically fixated on physical looks but couldn’t find their way around a screenplay or a manuscript on the best day they ever had. Their opinions on anything whatsoever are utterly worthless. The people who matter know you’re hot in all the ways that count.
Hell yeah! Go Carrie! =)
don’t worry…i don’t look like i did 30 years ago either.
it would take much more than a Brazillian wax to restore me to my 9-year-old adorableness.
but you know, i think the EJ duck suit would be just ah-dor-able on you!
but could he ever have been able to pull off the metal bikini outfit???
but seriously, anyone who would discount you on the basis of how you look is
a:missing the point
b:not worth worrying about
c:trying to make themself feel better
You rock so, so much Carrie. And you are HOT. Take it from this 20-something year old girl
Love this article so much, THANK YOU for speaking some sense!
We love you, Carrie!
That rant was so incredibly glorious that I just wet my pants a little. In a good way. In that kind of way that I haven’t had for several months since being pregnant and having a baby and definitely not having my previous hotty body kinda way.
Just …. wow. And awesome. And Thank you.
As an almost-60 year old woman who will never see size 11 again, I applaud you for being so YOU! I of course loved Star Wars, then I read Postcards from the Edge and your other books and enjoyed you even more. Nice to read stuff written by a human being with a sense of humor (perhaps a bit dark, but humorous all the same) about this condition we call life.
Recently I discovered your role in Fanboys, and absolutely loved the fun of it! Keep acting when you feel like it, and writing all those wonderful human experiences that have made you who you are today — an honest wonderful woman!
I’m proud to share a gender with you!
Hahah! Awesome! I love your rant! “in an effort to imitate humans” hahaha!
“BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!” is now going to be my catch phrase.
Elton John? Not even close. I like you because you get pissed off about shit and tend to rant. If you ever want to haul your fat ass up to Topanga and have lunch with me one day, let me know.
This was an amazing rant about a subject that incenses me. Hypocritical douchebags like that, who spout stupid shit anonomously from the safety of their keyboards, make me want to impose an intellegence test for life. Even celebrities are human, and expecting someone to look exactly like they did thirty years ago just shows ignorance of the human body. And in addition to being human, celebrities are also people – and it doesn’t matter how public a figure a person is, they’ve still got emotions, and deserve decency and respect. You have every reason to be upset – being judged by asshole strangers is never fun.
And in all honesty, I only hope to look as good as you do in a few years. You’re still looking good!
That was EPIC! Thank you for voicing aloud (well, typing out loud) what I’ve been thinking since my metabolism came to a screeching halt about 3 years ago due to ‘Mentalpause’.
I waste enough time trying to angle my head just right so my lack of chin (or quantity of chins) isn’t apparent in my head shots. Thank goodness I’m handy with Photoshop or my peers would see those forty pounds settling around my waist.
Who am I kidding? They see those pounds every day and accept me for what I am — a short French Canadian with no neck. Now I have to accept it, too.
That was great. I love a good rant and respect anyone who can deliver one with such grace and eloquence. You have truly earned my respect.
Rick
Sorry, can’t type. Too busy laughing. Great post.
Yes, I loved you in Star Wars, but I’ve loved you more in the last 20 years for your wit and wisdom. Your humor comes from honesty and that is a trait few have in this world. You’re real. Wish there were more like you. Thanks!
Carrie,
I saw you in Seattle out in public, and I thought you carried yourself fantastically. Whoever wants to judge you that way should go get fucked with something huge and sandpapery.
As a performer here in Seattle and beyond, I often wonder about how I’ll be compared in the future to my 26 year old self (my current age). I hope I’ll just have a rhinestoned middle finger to flip at all the haters. In fact, I’ll go get my glue now.
You’re very talented. And I really enjoy your writing.
Carrie.
I was 1 when Star wars came out, and I still remember seeing it in the theatres. (Dad was a nerd too. We saw it LITERALLY about 17 times in 77 alone.)
To be honest, I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks.
To me, you are still ridiculously hot.
Because nothing is sexier than a gal with an amazing sense of humor, a brain, and a fantastic ability to spin a yarn.
Namaste.
-B
Bless you. That was simply wonderful.
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People can be such fucksticks.
Especially online.
It doesn’t matter if you are world famous or just a chick that blogs in her pajamas in the cow-country of Utah…reading shit like that about you online hurts.
I thought you looked great during Star Wars (though my mother probably regrets buying me Batgirl Underoos because then I FINALLY had a bikini like Princess Leia and made sure EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD appreciated them as well). But guess what? I just watched a clip of you on a roast and thought you looked beautiful and classy. The fact that you’re hilarious just adds to the charm.
I usually don’t comment on celebrity blogs (hi, you have a gazillion fans and I’m just a chick who writes online) but this just made me want to hug you and then go all “Jay and Silent Bob” and find and maim every jerk who has said a bad thing about you.
You’re probably not going to see this, Carry, but you were hot when I first saw you in Star Wars, and you are still hot today!
Ms. Fisher, I was deeply struck by your words and honestly a little hurt for you. I wrote you a letter on my blog in order to get more people to come over here and read this post. (That’s how this internet thing works.) You’re a beautiful woman. It’s really that simple.
Damn…I spelled your name wrong… I’m sorry, Carrie.
That was very elegantly put. Thank you for speaking for all of us who aren’t a size two….
OMG – I LOVE you. And you said it sooo well!!
I’d do you, Carrie! You are still incredibly hot!
Kelly
Yo, Carrie! Word.
What’s great about you is that you realized somewhere along the way that fur bikinis are here today, gone tomorrow, and you started developing your mind. I know a young actress who just told her husband that she is “too hot” for him and he’s “too old.” So, she’s throwing away a relationship because her husband is making her look fat, or talentless, or old, or …. something, instead of… I don’t know…. growing? as a person?
And I know that you know that she is just ONE of thousands in Teh Industry who think the same way (sometimes, it’s the men who cast off the starter wife/mother of their children).
and ps, just don’t google yourself. It’s a stupid world out there. Er, here… er, somewhere.
Girl, I loved the minty freshness of this post.
You’re right. The Philistines who criticize your appearance really should post their own picture, their own weight, their own IQ, and their own resume of screen credits. Oh wait, that’s right; they have no screen credits. Or credibility. Whoops. I almost forgot.
Right on. You made my day.
And BTW, my nine year old son thinks you are the bomb. Even without the gold bikini.
As a woman swiftly approaching age 50 (HORRORS!), I just want to say THANK YOU.
Yeah, I was hot too in my 20s! Amazing! 25 years later, some ill health, and just plain LIFE, and now, well, I’m a middle-aged woman. Que sera! I earned my white hairs. I don’t want to look like an infant at this age.
Ok… You just made my day with this entry.
You rock, girly!
Sunshine
Noooooo, you are still so beautiful and wonderful!!!!!!
First – That person is clearly on crack. Because any normal person would not ever think you look even remotely like Elton John. And, if it is supposed to imply that you’re fat, well, again, no normal sane (and many not sane I’m sure) person would think you were fat. No, not even the weirdo Hollywood definition of fat
Second – You’re totally hot. Who are they kidding!?!? Sure, you look different, but different doesn’t mean worse, it just means, well, different. You are unequivocally still in the ‘hot’ category. These days you’d have made it into the MILF category no doubt.
Third – I loved this. You, my dear woman, clearly rock. A lot.
elton john? you??? um…NOT.
you’re much prettier.
I love you, Carrie Fisher.
An addendum to my last comment. I just saw a place where someone managed to capture a really really terrible freeze frame of you during an interview, so that’s what showed up on whatever they were posting. But as soon as I hit play it was just a normal (well, excellent actually) interview and you looked great.
You sound just gorgeous to me!
As a result of this post, I have no doubt that you now have thousands upon thousands of fat, old, and otherwise less-than-perfect by conventional standards women who have signed onto your side for life.
You so rock! Of course, that statement is coming from a 40-something male with graying hair and matching goatee, with a belly that is slowly reaching the size you can rub and make a wish.
I love you all over again.
Thank you! As someone not in the public eye, I don’t have to live under the same scrutiny as you, but it drives me crazy that people aren’t “allowed” to age, or gain weight, or go out without their hair or makeup done. Like most women, I’ve put on weight since I was twenty too. A couple kids and depression does a number on the body. I’ve managed to (mostly) beat the depression, but to some degree, what’s done is done. Without surgery I will never have the body I had at twenty back. Skin stretches and at a a certain point, it doesn’t really bounce back anymore.
You are a beautiful woman, and people need to get a life!
There is nothing wrong or unattractive about fat people. We are not necessarily lazy or stupid. People who believe in stereotypes, however, are. Rock on, Carrie! I hope you’ll rip up any tickets for alleged infractions you’re issued by the Weight Police.
Dear Ms. Fisher,
OMG You are human! I guess you also put your pants on one leg at a time too?
Thank you for speaking the truth and hopefully putting those other people in their proverbial place. It amazes me how people can criticize public figures on blogs and social media and get away with it. If more celebrities and public figures spoke out as you have done, maybe people would begin to think before they actually speak.
I recently met someone from my past and they actually had the nerve to say to me “You used to be so good looking, what happened?” Well like you, I have added 20 years and 30lbs to my 6′1 frame, lost some hair, was diagnosed with bladder cancer and underwent 16 chemo therapies. I continue to work 70 hours a week and attend school full time to get my degree in Entertainment Business and I think a gym is something I pass on the way to my second job.
In response to his question, I said “I also left home 25 years ago, traveled the world, did 4 films, 3 television series toured in 5 Broadway shows and have numerous friends. How does it feel to be in the same place for 38 years and still wear the same clothes you did in high school. I am like a fine wine and have improved with age, I see you are just a can of Billy Beer” I then turned and went happily on my way.
If you look at my website (still under construction) you will see pictures of me… I am not afraid.
All the best to you and also to your mother (We did a Perry Mason episode together in Denver)
Sincerely,
Nick Laurence Kirchmar
and you can IMDB me too!
<3 You!
I’ve fangirled your acting since I was four years old. Yes, I was one of those girls that wanted to grow up to be Princess Leia. But I have to say that you’re even more awesome than any of the characters you’ve ever played.
Fuck yeah, babe. You’re a person, too, and you deserve to be treated like one. There are thousands of us out here who have been waiting for a celebrity to stick up for themselves so we don’t keep having to defend the way we look against the media. You are loved and will always be loved.
My God, I think I’m more in love with you now than when.. well, never mind. And that’s coming from a big ‘mo, too.
Oh. My. God. I just posted on Carrie Fisher’s blog. I can’t even begin to comprehend how amazing that is. CARRIE FISHER! Anyway, thanks for everything. Wow.
I’m a male model.
Visiting New York.
please makeout with me so I can relieve my Jedi fantasy?
I assure you not much more than 10 years have passed since I first watched the entire trilogy!
I think you’re doing a darn good imitation of a human, complete with ire, sarcasm, wit, and (gasp) feelings!
Thanks for representing those of us who will never wear a gold bikini and have our posters plastered on young men’s walls. I was a fan back then, but I admire the the real, interesting, outspoken woman you are today.
you rock!
Thank you, you sexy outrageous, courageous woman! You are my hero.
Craig Ferguson said it best in his rant about the deification of youth and stupidity.
…The boys of ‘Fanboys’ said it almost as well.
Spot on!
I less than three you so much, Carrie.
I have no idea if you know that you’re actually a big ol lesbo icon. But well, there I said it. I was inspired by your honesty.
Carrie,
I have to admit
1) when someone says “Carrie Fisher”, the first image in my head probably always will be the Return of the Jedi image
2) I have seen your more recent work and have always appreciated the way you look (in addition to the performance)
and
3) this post just made you even hotter!
You Rock!
-Corey
Age: 32, weight at 20: 185, at 32: 205. Haven’t sat for an IQ test for years–seems like vanity at this point… The only pictures I have on my hard drive are of my daughter and wife–but if I am being polite, I can get a pass for today? please?
In 2009, you’re sexy, brilliant, funny and creative.
Those who say otherwise may fuck themselves, by any means necessary.
Ok yeah I remember those days fondly, but not too long ago I saw you giving an interview and all I could say was
Wow, she’s still hot!
and OMG was she always this smart and funny?
(and if you’re wondering, I’m mid-50’s, straight and don’t find Elton at all attractive).
I think you’ve only improved over the years, actually, but that’s because you’ve gotten further and further out of that tiny fucking box. I wish more people had a real clue what actors go through generally, never mind those who gain a measure of success and notoreity, and what fitting that damn’d restrictive set of conditions can do to people. This is without even considering what you went through afterwards.
So…you’ll not hear me lambaste you for this rant. I’m glad you spoke up; more should speak up and give the cult of celebrity a kick in the crotch.
Oh, and while I’m not firing off a poisonous commentary, I’ll still note that I’m over six feet tall, big-boned, and too fucking fat for my own good (need to lose an average size young girl, alas, to approach a healthy weight. Though I’ll never see my 20 year old 185 pound fightig weight again.) My IQ is 162, I’m a warped creative, and people are starting to think I’m Stephen Fry’s straight evil twin, or he’s my gay evil twin or something…I don’t think Stephen’s evil enough, so it must be me.
I love you. That is all.
Take care of your sweet self!
I love you. I really really really do. Thanks.
Being skinny isn’t comfortable, no padding. Also it’s not very safe if your bones are getting brittle.
[...] fact, take a sec to read this blog entry. Someone posted a comment online saying Carrie used to be hot, but now looked like Elton John. And [...]
(CLAPPING) Brava. (STILL CLAPPING)
Wauw. This link came to me today and it was perfectly timed with my daughter’s 20th birthday. My daughter… the one that stole my body.
That was fucking excellent.
Carrie, you are f****g awesome!!! What a great little piece here. Hey for what it’s worth, I am a 33 year old man who is just starting to venture down that road you so humorously described in your open letter. And after reading your thoughts, I just had to weigh in and say that, as a kid watching Star Wars, you were my very first “fantasy girl”. Leah was just the hottest thing ever
A(wo)men.
D
As if I didn’t adore you enough already… I LOVE YOU. Fucking awesome post, thank you!
Wow I can’t believe I have been given the chance to tell you how inspirationally mean and wonderful that was! It was. Carrie you are still hot! You know why? Cause moxie is fucking hot!
You should try yogalates. You can do yoga AND pilates in half the time!
My IQ is 168 and I weigh 271 pounds as of this morning.
Wow…and I thought I liked you *before* I read this . As the person who referred me here said when she did: You totally rock!
Rock on, Carrie Fisher. Don’t stop working and making art and being honest about things.
I have always admired you for your honesty, courage and wit. It’s your sense of humor, intelligence and integrity that turn me on.
Seriously – I’s like you to give some consideration to either marrying me or adopting me. *loves*
A friend just turned me on to your blog. I have one thing to say…Splendid! I love it!! Not only that, I feel it!
You look awesome to me! Besides, smart is always more useful than pretty.
You rule!
Thanks for the biggest laugh I had this week.
You are smart, successful at two (three) different jobs, and bipolar. I am bipolar also, so I know some of what you have gone through. And you are very pretty, then and now. I am older too and would date you in an instant :->
YOU GO, GIRL!
I just had a woman who begged me to have her over for dinner, brought nothing and once arrived asked if she could crash on my sofa if she drank too much then say, “I can say this because I love you, but I’m concerned about your weight.”
You think I didn’t fucking know I’m fat? You had a chat with my doctor? Should I start smoking again?
Dear heart encased in fat Carrie,
You’re the best, always have been, always are and always will be. Love your bluntness, love your sincerity, and I wanted to bless you for your honesty. Wish this message would come out to everybody in the world to read.
Love,
Ramon
They just have Wookie envy.
Carrie
You rule! It’s insanity what *women* (as opposed to ‘celebrities’) in the public eye have to go through.
You’re a damn beautiful woman, you have a fine and beautiful mind, and you write like a demon. Screw anyone who has the temerity to think otherwise.
Good luck with your Broadway show, wish I could come, unfortunately I live in London, England so I’m a bit stuffed really (come over here and do it, and I’ll bake you a damn fine cake!)
x
Cait.
Carrie, Carrie, Carrie…what rare few among us wouldn’t give to have lived your life? Like the song says ‘Don’t worry, be happy’. (just thought I’d say ‘hi’ since I’ve known you some 35 years and we’ve never met. Odd how that can be, isn’t it?)
Chiming in to say this is perfect.
I love you, Carrie Fisher.
Brilliant. Thank you so much.
ok, I hate doing the geek thing here, but I think you mean’t Jabba the Hut, not Yoda. Even 30 years ago you were still bigger than Yoda (but at least you lived without Frank Oz’s hand in an uncomfortable spot).
That said, of course you’ve aged. So have I in the years since I saw Star Wars after graduating high school. But do you know what you’re most attractive aspect has always been? Your sharp tongue and sharper wit. While the years will blunt the firm tight curves, they only sharpen those other two. A witty woman not afraid of making someone laugh is far more beautiful and attractive than Hollywood Barbie # 2804. Those tight young 20 somethings are a dime a dozen, but a woman who can make you laugh and sustain an interesting conversation over the course of a lifetime is infinitely more rare and wonderful.
Keep on writing, keep making people squirm, and keep us laughing at your wonderful dry sense of humor.
My wife and I just caught your 30 ROCK episode the other night and were struck at the time by how marvelous it is to see someone aging the way humans were meant to. When we see so many other celebrities fight age so badly and with so much fear, torturing their bodies into something more horrific than any actual aging could be, it’s wonderful to see someone who’s decided to be beautiful however Nature intends it.
Carrie Fisher, you rock!
As a spiritual healer I find that I can help others with a multitude of issues and emotional problems. But I have to admit my own decline of “hotness” during the last five years is hard to unattach from. I am glad a friend of mine forwarded a link to this page, Carrie. You are hot – and good thing that as we get older, what we know to be “hot” moves from being only physical to a more holistic (or hotlistic?) approach. As a public figure, I honor that you know who you are and can be so open and honest. You are beautiful exactly as you are!
Well said, Carrie. I only wish I had a photo of the hirsute fellow attending DragonCon 2009 dressed as Slave Leia from Return of The Jedi to send you
Dear Carrie:
As I see it, -everyone- gets to be cute in their 20’s. It’s a free pass, kind of like training wheels. Later, when age and gravity kick in (you know, those sorts of things that can be collectively lumped under the heading “real life,” as in “these trolls should log out of basementdwellers.com and get a…”) we’re forced to completely redefine our coolness. Some people think their training wheels are gonna last forever, and some people never outgrow them at all. Many of these fuckers develop an actual obsessive -fetish- for training wheels. They are unable to function sexually in the presence of women who cannot be mistaken for department-store mannequins. (On the plus side, this usually takes them out of the gene pool quite efficiently. I expect that in a few thousand years we’ll be rid of them completely.) To my mind, they are creepy and pitiable and should be belled like lepers, and in no way should they be allowed to define the standards used by grownups.
Thanks for this piece – it made my entire week – and thanks for…well, thanks.
PS Shut up, you look great!
Carrie, you are the woman I want to be. I want to look like you, act like you, and oh, my stars, do I want to WRITE like you!
You’re an absolute inspiration to anyone with the wits to listen to you, and your take on the whole world is (and probably always has been) priceless.
Wallis Warfield Simpson said, “You can never be too rich or too thin.” George Herbert said, “Living well is the best revenge.” Who do you trust–a writer whose work has stood the test of time for several centuries, or a spoiled society divorcee who ended up married to the biggest twit of the twentieth century?
Chin up, and keep your “tiny dancer cock” in your pants, please.
This is a wonderful response, and I feel almost bad singling out the most gratuitously profane part, as it feels like I’m not appreciating the entirety of your post for the fabulousness that it is.
However, “BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!” is now going to be added to my arsenal of responses, because it’s too good to not share. Thank you for this.
Come on, Elton John doesn’t look THAT bad either… :] But he would probably enjoy being compared to you more than the other way around!
Wow…makes me feel lucky to have never been hot. Not in my teens, not in my 20s, not now. Easier to deal with.
You rock Carrie!
Hey I think you look fantastic! And I’m thrilled to find out you are opening a show on Broadway… now to get my spouse to take me to see it. yea!
don’t listen to them. they’re stupid. you are hot. both mind and body. plus, geekbonus ^^
Sing it sista!! Love your post and love you….I’ve always loved your candor! and really, who gives a shit about a faceless person on the internet.
I didn’t even know you’d had a blog today, but I have to say that I love this post, and I love you for saying it. Thank you for being truthful, and for being a real human being. It’s rather beautiful, I must say.
Ms. Fisher,
Thank you for reminding me again of why I have adored you all these years. Once again you state the obvious; which is rarely so to most people. Please never change. I would heartbroken to ever learn of you going the botox, tummy tuck and orange skin route. I have 2 daughters and one son and if I can raise them to respect themselves and not give a toss what others think I will be proud. If I can encourage your kind of “shove it up your ass” attitude; I will submit my name for mother of the year. Be well and be kind to yourself. You matter more than these asses who write about you.
Ms Fisher, Please do not mistake idle gossip and immature attitudes. You’re a couple of years older than me but I think you are STILL HOT as a person. When I was a child, you were a role model, and no, it had nothing to do with acting, or your family or strange costumes, and epic movies.
I love your answer and I hope you can see that many others agree soundly with your view point.
I’ve seen your mother’s shows before and I’ve seen yours, you both rock! You are both fabulous women. I am so turned off by the many plastic barbies, and the women my age trying to impress others by false youth. No thank-you, I’ll proudly take my gray hair and the saggy belly from my kids, the wrinkles from laughing and smiling, and the bruises and scrapes from being active with the kids and the dogs. Even my “hot husband” is softer around all the edges now too!
Big Standing Ovation!!!
“BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!”
I think I’m going to have that tatooed on my butt.
Wonderful, Carrie! For Carrie & Carl Kesner, ask and ye shall receive… Hairy Leia:
http://media.photobucket.com/image/hairy%20leia/Broccoli337/random/CON/con3/Hairy_Leia_by_starwars07.jpg
I am so glad I found your blog. You should trademark “BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!.” Make some tshirts out of it. Extra large sizes, of course
Hilarious! Made me laugh while eating cake. Love it!
Carrie you were beautiful then and you are beautiful now!!!!
I don’t even know what to say, this is so spectacular. I’m going to read it again, send it to all of my no-longer-hot, approaching 40, carried and birthed tiny humans, friends. And hope that they, like me, will deify you as you deserve.
just, thanks.
I’m a fat girl. It is what it is. I’ve sung for a living one way or another for my entire life. I have a husband that I managed to snag without the use of a “fat girls” dating show, where I had to fight over a fat, sweaty guy. I don’t have a self-esteem issue…at least not one that’s based on what I look like or how much I weigh. And, like most people, I’m struggling to lose weight. I don’t want to have the whole gastric surgery nonsense, so I’m really working diligently to get it done, or most of the way, if possible. I look at women who are built like stick figures, on whom eating a grape for lunch shows in their bellies, who have all sorts of self-esteem issues and I just don’t get it. Doesn’t society reward them for being thin? Isn’t being thin somehow synonymous with being beautiful? So, they’re thin ergo they’re beautiful – what’s the big deal? The problem is, no one has ever taught them that their value as a human being is in no way tied to the numbers on a scale or how many digits appear on the size label in their new designer clothing. No one has taught them that if they are criticized for their weight, they should turn around and yell “BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK” and feel empowered by that. I’m so glad that you did just that…and I hope someone learns from it.
Oh, and I just saw Elton John and Billy Joel in concert last month… Sir Elton looked fabulous!
Thank you Carrie Fisher for your articulate and logical reaction to the expectations foisted on (celebrity) women. How did it happen that women are supposed to stay thin, unwrinkled, and “mock-young” at 40, 50, 60, 70 and above? What we end up with are tragedies of pulled faces and “worked out bodies” that only make your jaw drop in horror. You really are a stunningly smart and articulate and you should have your own talk show. Or at the very least a weekly column. Or just publish another book for Chrissakes. Whatever you do, it’s great to hear from you and to know that your intellect is still in top form—even if your form is rather zaftig—(and still hot)!
Stay awesome, Carrie. And you got to smootch Harrison Ford, so I’ll always be jealous of you, divine lady!
Too funny, Carrie – you tell ‘em, sistah!!
Fucking brill!
My fat-encased heart is full of much love for you, Carrie Fisher. You freakin’ ROCK!!
Carrie Fisher you rock my world , never have I laughed so hard !
You are an inspiration , if I had your vocabulary i would be dangerous .
YOU GO GIRL!!!
ps- i still think u r one of the most beautiful people alive!!!
LOVE THIS!!!! So true. I hate how because you (and other celebrities) are a public figure people feel as though there is a need to criticize you for everything you do. It seems like it is often forgotten that you are a person, with a life, and feelings (if only 7) who has a life outside of the world of Movies, TV, etc. Yay for you
I saw your show in DC and you were sensational. I loved you in “Star Wars” because I was a 7-year-old girl excited to see a lady hero on the screen. I loved you later when I was an adult because of your intellect and wit. I think it’s extraordinary that you still have so many fans, 30 years on, always interested in your work and your words.
In fact, you were so great on “30 Rock” — it made me wish you appeared regularly on a sitcom.
You give me hope for what’s to come as I continue to get older, too.
I always knew I liked you. What the fuck DO they look like?
CARRIE—
Fuck the haters…they’re just jealous because you are so FUCKING FUNNY, SMART and GORGEOUS
I would love to interview you–yes, I am a writer who loves to write about FASCINATING women with an attitude……
Elton John should be so lucky…
I think you are fabulous. You say EXACTLY what others are afraid to about getting older and GOD FORBID bigger or whatever. I love the idea about those who critisize to have to post their stuff to qualify them to be experts about how people should and shouldn’t look… You are still attractive but the years have given you wisdom and humor that outrank all the perfect little size 2’s out there. Keep it up!
You are super awesome Carrie- and I agree with what you’ve written- we <3 you!!!!
You eat? Food? And they still let you live in L.A.? Aren’t there laws about that in Southern California?
GENIOUS!!!! I am now buying ALL of your books. You’re BRILLIANT, WITTY, REAL.
My dearest Carrie,
You fucking rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn’t have said it any better.
I would include by picture if I could.
Not to be an ass-kisser but geezus… that was fucking fantastic.
Hi Carrie. Saw this post.
I still think you’re hot! Women like you get better as they age
If they didn’t photoshop the shit out of the younger actresses, no one would really be comparing the older and younger actresses, because they are not that hot either. When you were photographed at the height of your “hotness” 30 years ago, they didn’t have photoshop and you looked great. Still do in my opinion, and the fact that you have a brain means you are better than all the so called younger hot actresses.
You rock!
You are such an inspiring figure. I’m not really sure what to write, since you already said all that needs to be said. But I felt the need to write a comment because I feel as though this post needs to be read not only by people who post on message boards but by celebrities themselves who sometimes feel the need to spread around this idea that we’re supposed to look “hot” and not like Elton John, whatever that means.
And I already got my ticket to fly to NY to see your show. Being in my early 20s I only became a recent fan (Through your brilliantly written book and that hilarious turn on 30 Rock), but I can’t wait to see you in the show, where I’m sure you’ll look fabulous. Say no to sunflower seeds and lettuce!
ROCK ON, MAMA!! Absolute funniest thing I’ve read in ages!! Best blog entry evah!! HUGS from Florida, Mall Fag: Gigglewolf ;o*****
Wonderful, I love this so much I have linked it to all of my female friends. Bravo!
Awesome post! Thank you – that made my day.
Just read your comments …… it was a classic!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT !!!
I always knew you were brilliant.
Right on!
and
YOU F*&^in ROCK!!!!
I think you’re still gorgeous and still an awesome actress with all the charisma you ever had. Screw them all and great blog post!!!!
This is one of many reasons I think you’re fabulous! Well said, well done!
You’re awesome! Screw em all!
Awesome!!! Who the hell wants to be in their 20’s or 30’s again anyway?!
Carrie,
On my blog, I pointed out that you gained weight, but I congratulated you for letting yourself go! and I was serious about it.
I said you looked happy!! (even though I also pointed out that you weren’t the Lea I remembered)
http://www.thelimegreenscream.com/celebritynews/not-the-princess-leia-i-remember/
Well, I am actually suprised that so many people are giving you virtual high fives. It sounds to me like you are not a very happy person. Maybe I am wrong, maybe you are joy filled but your post came off anger filled. Who cares what someone, whom you do not know, thinks about the way you look. You don’t owe anyone an explanation. Love yourself and when you run in to someone who is crass, be a duck. In my opinion it is much better to be filled with joy than anger.
FUCK YES! You are awesome.
I have to tell you that as a mom in my mid-thirties who used to be pretty cute and is now feeling less-than-cute and more-than-my-old-jeans-size, I have been struggling with a feeling of losing something – my youth, my looks, my ability to walk confidently through the world without feeling the weight of the judgment of strangers. While I assume everyone goes through this to some extent, I cannot fathom how magnified and intensified the feeling is when millions of people are looking at you, judging you, posting things about you online.
Don’t Google yourself and don’t worry about it. None of the haters has accomplished a fraction of your success and iconic status.
Carrie Fisher…YOU…FUCKING…ROCK!
Carrie,
You will always be in your 20s. You are Princess Leia. Just like Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz, you are immortalized by your work. When all these haters are older or gone, you will be capturing a new generation of young hearts as Princess Leia Organa.
Long live the Princess.
Thomas
Since we share the same birthday and year, you can imagine the compassion and solidarity I feel for you. I applaud your abilty to share the human expericence just like the rest of us. Now if the rest of them (haters) would just get a clue or at least look in the mirror or their yearbook we would all be happy. So enjoy your birthday cake this year. And I mean that in the nicest way. Cheers!
I found your blog vis perezhilton. I love what you said and tracked down your blog because you were totally right! At last, a celebrity who is HUMAN!
I’ve been a fan of you for years. I grew up on Star Wars and your books, and i’ve always loved you. You’re a kick ass midget. You still rock. Fuck everyone else!
LMAO!!! Touché!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.
No, really. You are made of awesome.
xo
I saw this posted on Perez Hilton (sigh – why was I reading anything there)
I had to come to your blog so that I could post a response to the brilliant-ness that is this post.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your post. You are so fabulous!
I LOVE YOU, CARRIE FISHER!
Not a frequenter of your blog — saw your post on perezhilton.com. You are fucking amazing, and I want to roll myself in the goodness and fantastic blanket of your words and fiery intelligence. You rock my fucking world.
You are gorgeous and fabulous. i have a friend who insists Angelina Jolie is the ugliest thing she has ever seen. Some people will insult anyone.
HAHAHA!! That’s THE BEST retort I have ever seen. Kudos to you for “sticking it” to ‘em. The bastards.
A) You excel at your craft.
B) Most people are stoopid.
C) I have gained some weight as well.
D) We would have rocked Peter Paul Ruben’s world.
E) If you want to have a laugh check out this blog: http://www.ieatmykidzsnacks.com
Saw the posting on PerezHilton, just wanted to stop by and say:
Well done!
YOU ARE AWESOME!!! THAT IS ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID
I will pay you $1billion to say this exact blog entry, to my husbands face. Loudly please, while I sip Bourbon and eat something more than a celery stick. Yes, it is a weird fetish but fully worthwhile!
If they can’t take a joke…f*ck em
You are the motherfucking princess, still and forever. You look absolutely beautiful the way you are.
This blog made my fucking afternoon… don’t let the haters get you down.
That was both true and well-written.
You will always be awesome as far as I’m concerned.
Nice..You Go girl!!!
“Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow’s hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a WELL-SPENT LIFE.” ~ Charles Dickens
Love you Carrie!
Fuck weight. You have a killer trifecta: creative, witty, brilliant.
Wow, I dont even know that much about you but I read this on some internet site and i frigging loved it.. I now have to go out and buy your book. I love the idea of people showing themselves while tearing someone else up.. ditto the IQ. Very well said. Sadly, our young stars, starlets arent getting it.. it takes a woman of “maturity” to put it out there!
Love a new fan,
Lisa , Proud to be 47 and a mother… and I think i look great!!
You….are amazing.
At least he noticed the fact of your existence. As I age, I find that I have become invisible. I never thought I’d miss the hoots and hollers of construction workers, but I think I do……
Personally, I don’t care what you look like, as long as you’ve bathed recently and you don’t have dried food down the front of your clothes. “Wishful Drinking” is one of the funniest books I have ever read in my life, and I read a lot! I sat in my backyard reading it while my dogs played and I laughed out loud until I cried. Anyone with a sharp, brilliantly funny mind like yours is far more valuable to the human race than a Jessica Biel or Matthew McConaughey. You are loved, Carrie Fisher, by people who know the weird, wonderful & witty things that go on in that amazing head of yours.
flipp’ A (can’t swear too much, kids are in the room). Been a fan for just about my entire life. You kill me everytime. Thank God there is a human, logical voice out there. Keep on keepn’ on sister and you tell em! Bunch of jackasses out there.
BRAVO! Fucking bravo! If you were standing near me, I would ask if I could give you a “high five.” Thank you on behalf of all of us females who do not meet the rigid standards of beauty. By the way, you are fucking hot as hell.
LOVE this post. It made me laugh and cry and nod all at once, which is a big deal since I have the flu and can barely move. You have so much attitude. You are a total inspiration for what it means to be a real human being. Thank you!!!! Please keep talking to us.
Fucking. Awesome. (no, that is not a punctuation error)
Carrie, I love you. You are such an inspiration to so many people. I grew up adoring you. I don’t give a flying fuckballs what you look like. You are gorgeous inside and out.
Spectacular blogging, sister. Give those cockshiners hell!
You are awesome. I am in total awe. Good for you. GREAT for you. Bravo, sister. xoxo
You will always be beautiful!! You have alway been someone I have admired. You have made mistakes and you have owned up to them. You are more beautiful and talented than most actresses today!! As others have posted, you are realize that the aging process will happen to all of us, and you are taking it with grace and wit. Good for you for posting this!
Love ya more than you know. You are my hero! Saw this on Perez Hilton’s site, and while thanking him for posting it with a link to this site, I also suggested he consider ceasing his weight-bashing of over and underweight actresses on his site when there are so many other douchebag self absorbed “celebrities” that can be laughed at for so many other reasons than how much they weigh, etc. Break a leg on your B’way show. I am so sorry I missed it here in LA at the Geffen. Love ya, Jon
sometimes your left speechless because of shock and horror, and sometimes it’s because you just cant imagine…because you’ve moved far past the way ‘others’ think. but after reading I’m speechless because I love what I’ve read! The only thing that comes to mind……..I LOVE YOU!
Word, Sister. Fuck ‘em all.
Ms. Fisher, you are awesome!!! You were hot and always will be. Your blog made me laugh. I’m a 20 year old college student and STILL feel under the scrutiny of impossible social standards…. Anyway, keep it up!
Carrie-more “celebrities” should speak up and tell the media to sod off….instead of killing themselves in private to fit a mold designed by some nasty old misogynistic cretin (no doubt single). Good for you-btw you look wonderful and more importantly, are wonderful.
I love you for this.
YOU ROCK!! Good lord- 3 c-sections later we have a mandatory” lights off” policy in my house. Thank goodness no one is talkling about my bod, in print anyway. You are fabulous- screw the rest of em!
YOU GO GIRL!!!
This is unbelievably awesome. You have put my exact feelings into words … Thank You! I have passed this on to all of my 40+ girls (including my Mom) so we can all enjoy what you so eloquently stated. I hadn’t been following your career … but I sure will now.
So well said. Brava. Love you, girl!
Absofuckingloutely awesome. That is the funniest thing I’ve read in a while. You go with your bad self – the haters can suck it!
Carrie you are timeless and amazing.
That was F***ing Beautiful!! Thanks for making my week!
That was absolutely friggin brilliant. You are amazing. Full of wit and intelligence.
- Martine
(age 39 – and counting, IQ 142, can’t get rid of my baby after-belly no matter how many damn sit ups I do)
You’re awesome! People can be so thoughtless and just plain rude.
P.S. I’m 37, my thighs jiggle, and I could lose a small child in my belly fat. But, ya know what, my friends and family love me anyway. Go figure!
You go girl! Your awsome.
First off, BRILLIANT! I printed this off to share with my dad, and he says you deserve one huge AttaBoy for telling it like it is. And we both agree – you look great! They don’t like it (whoever “they” are), they can kiss off
Carrie Fisher,
I must say that I find your candour and sense of humour wildly refreshing. I know that many people feel that they know a celebrity because they’ve seen them on screen (and personally I find that a little creepy) – but I really feel that this blog is a wonderful glimpse into you’re personality and that you’re fantastic. All the best, good luck on Broadway!
*and apparently I need to learn the difference between “you’re” and “your” – sorry about that!
Carrie, I fucking love you XD
Hey Carrie,
Bless your heart, You’ve got the guts I’m working towards, all this b.s. they feed us about weight and outward
beauty is sickening how it erodes our already wonderful selves. As I read your posting, I just kept cheering, go Carrie go, You make me proud for us women,
Will be back often to read your wit and brilliance,
Thanks!!!!!
Lor’ bless you, Ms Fisher! That is (Those are) the unspoken thought(s) of about all of my personalities at once.
BRAVA!
fanfuckingtastic!!
You rock! Well said. People are morons. But you are not.
Carrie, I was never a huge fan of yours before (just because I was never into Star Wars, etc)-
but I sure am now!
A truly excellent post.
How could anyone say you aren’t hot?! You look gorgeous. You’ve aged fantastically well- we should all be so lucky. F*ck the haters. Elton John?! Oh please- as if!
And if it makes you feel any better, Google the most beautiful young actress you can think of- guaranteed you’ll find plenty of online losers saying “She’s not that hot”.
All I know is, I’d still have sex with you. You look hot to me.
I love you Carrie! You rock baby! Don’t let them get you down.. and yes.. us common folk have let ourselves go as well..
“BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!”
Funniest thing ever!
I was 9 when Star Wars came out. I too was hot in my 20s and part of my 30s, and I too had a kid, and oh my god I ate things other than lettuce and sunflower seeds.
What do I look like? Kinda thick!
Thank you for being a real person!
All I have to say is YOU GO GIRL! I LOVE that you are speaking the absolute, unvarnished God’s truth about getting older and being a REAL woman. More power to you.
LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU!!! And your brain. You ARE beautiful and I will always appreciate you. Haters have no life but you are brilliant and successful. <3
I just have one thing to say – one of the nicest compliments I ever received was being told (when I was younger too!) that I looked like you. Okay, two things….you are one of the finest writers I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. The above being a PERFECT example. Right on, sister!
Oh Carrie,
You were my idol growing up and there is a font of reasons why you still are – many of them are in this entry. Thank you for staying awesome.
oh my gosh!! YOU ARE AMAZINGLY AMAZING!!! what a fabulous post! you are freaking hilarious and that is one of the many reasons people love you. you are SO right! what the fuck do they look like?? ha ha ha ha. love you. stay YOU forever.
Don’t get so excited, princess!
Nice! You rock on so many levels. In all seriousness, eff whatever the haters said, we love you no matter what.
trust me carrie, im 21, and i still think your smoking.
x
Ha! I LOVE you!
Amen to that sista!
best of luck on broadway xxx
Bravo! I’ve had some of the same problems you have in life as well. I, however, am not a public figure, and they weren’t publicized. I have a friend who is an aspiring actress, and she’s climbing up to the top slowly. Talented, slim, and beautiful, she is, but I tell ya, to me, beauty comes from the inside (yeah, she has that, too–I’ve known her since kindergarten). As for me, I’m 41, and I can’t exercise due to things I will not get into, like health care, and doctors screwing up my life and health. I have neuropathy (that could’ve been prevented) in my hands and feet, misdiagnosed Pernicious Anemia, and a lifetime struggle with my weight, and yes, I’m diabetic as well (thanks, Mom, for those genes). Weight is something I have struggled with all my life, and now, I’m like, WTF? Life is short, live it for crying out loud! I’m only 5 feet tall, so you know that chocolate puts on the pounds by osmosis when you’re that vertically challenged. Ah, the struggles of life, so to speak. Honey, you’ll be hot no matter what weight you are. I don’t know you personally, but I do enjoy your blogs, and I’ve been a fan of yours since the age of about 8. I only hope my friend does not go thru what you did if she does become famous beyond belief.
People can be so cruel! Sometimes, life deals you some crappy cards, but it’s what you do with them that matters. You are talented, beautiful, and timeless. Screw those who judge you superficially. It is what’s inside that matters. Take it from a lowly Southern fan, who is awed by your talent, and loves your blogs. Keep ‘em comin’. If people don’t like you for what you are inside, screw ‘em. Keep exercising your mind, not your body. That will get you further.
You’re amazing and they suck. I remember the day your first novel showed up on the New Release shelf at the library where I grew up and reading it thinking that whoever Carrie Fisher is, I bet she’s cool as grits. And you are! And lest there be any cultural confusion, that is a high, high, complement. :0)
Good for you, Carrie, for taking a stand against this absurdity. Fuck ‘em! It was a cheap shot. Now, here’s my two cents: If a celebrity has nothing else to offer except the physical facade (Paris Hilton, etc.), maybe that celebrity has an obligation to remain “hot” in the public eye to keep the celebrity going. But, all of us have the right to age, gracefully or not, without being called on the carpet for not being perfect. And… someone of your talents spends her days creating thought provoking entertainment. In other words, you have more to do each day than work on your bod. Keep up your worthy work and fuck this asshole. ** I bet you money this anonymous fucker is fat!
You so rock! That was so fantastic…thanks for being a human being!
Badass post!
I’m 25 years old and a size 0. I was walking down the street last month to an appointment and eating a bagel (hungry, no time to eat properly as we’re all rushing from school to work to more work), a bit rushed because I didn’t want to be late– when I was stopped by a middle aged man who stuck his hand in my face in the middle of the street and ordered me not to get fat. He said, “Don’t get fat. You need to be careful.” He was a normal-looking man with a briefcase in hand, and I hope he was not anyone’s father.
What I find most disgusting is that we live in an era where this kind of behavior is socially permissive; that men (and women) feel they have a right to make physical judgments about the bodies of others. I am a fan of your brains, your career acumen, your honesty, and your beauty. Thank you for speaking out.
Dear Carrie –
I have been a fan since childhood! I wanted to be you – well, Princess Leia when I grew up… or Laverne Defazio or the black Solid Gold dancer. You were in the top 3! You mutter my favorite movie line of all time in When Harry Met Sally; “I will never want that wagon wheel coffee table.” You have had an illustrious career as an actor, as a writer, and as a screenwriter/script doctor and now you have written the finest comeback to the nastiness that people feel they have a right to make about people they don’t know. One of my dearest friends and I have ways capped off any sentence that was peppered with your name with an immediate, ‘love her!’ Carrie – you are fabulous! You are now my official comeback hero… I want to be you more now than when I was five! Well said!
You look different, but do you look bad/unhot? NO!
Let nobody hurt your feelings, Carrie. Just do not listen to them
this is the most brilliant thing ive read in a long time:0), you said it all, perfectly.
im going to be giggling for the next 24 hours!,
Couldn’t help but wonder all the way through, why do you care?
I loved how you gave as good as you got!!! Way to go you spicy, bitch on wheels (did I just REALLY say that about Carrie Fisher????)
Hi Ms. Fisher,
I read your comments on a blog and had to come here to tell you I think what you said was great.
I love your work,
Amy
What a brilliant post. I think I have just developed a crush on you, Carrie. My husband doesn’t mind as he’s never gotten over his… Nor most of the blokes I know around my age….
carrie,
AWESOME! i caught some of this recent BS online and think your response was brilliant. I would love to see some of those people making those comments about you as well…..i am sure they are all running to the plastic surgeon to get last nights binge sucked out their skin through a straw. Your wonderful as is …real !
-patrice
Ms. Fisher,
I just have to tell you that I am a 20-something and you are a woman that I look up to and admire. You are real and you are a beautiful human being. Keep shining.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
I love you, you are my new hero.
Love it! Hilarious. Take care!
Now that’s what I call an appropriate response! Love you, love your work and love you whatever the size (I’m gay so please don’t think I’m chubby-chasing you) Cyberspace is a ‘wanker’s paradise’ (as we say in the UK) for all those skanks (that’s a therapy term, Freudian In nature, I believe) who ivory tower themselves and think it’s OK to say those things. I never for a moment imagined you’d shy away from a return volley and good for you for letting ‘them’ have it both barrels. Anyway, I’m travelling from the UK to see you in October (leaving in my wake at least 25 gay men, jealous to the point of psychosis) and really cannot wait. You’re one of life’s high-points (and actually, this is one gay man who thinks you still pass muster as ‘HOT’). Good luck on the great white way x
Hi Carrie…
This is brilliant and I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you. Well, in a way that my hubby would be cool with! *lol*
Hope you don’t mind that I added my two cents to the discussion!
http://www.iambarkingmad.com/spotted_dick_and_other_mu/2009/09/carrie-fisher-i-think-i-love-you-.html
Carrie… you rock!! Keep keeping it real… you’re beautiful just the way you are!!
I’m a public figure/singer/actress in a different country, and seeing this entry, it’s like it was speaking to my soul! First of all, you’re a phenomenal writer…I love how it’s just complicated enough to be insanely interesting while still being accessible enough to engage your readers. I’m sure every woman knows how the pressure to be attractive and stay indefinitely young feels, but as a public figure over here (albeit nowhere near as famous as you), I have felt the pressure nearly every minute of every day. After feeling ugly and fat every day for a few years now (even though I’ve lost 25 kg) I found your entry so refreshing. I never read celebrities write like this. I only see really those interviews that make me want to roll my eyes..the ones that say, no I eat junk food all the time, i’m naturally this thin, etc…
Ａnyways, thanks for being YOU…and you will always be hot, no one can ever take that away from you, especially not some jerk who only has the guts to make their asinine comments over the convenience of the anonymity of the internet. That is why I cannot google myself either. love your words, ms. fisher!
Funniest thing I have read in a long time, I love your attitude.
Carrie Fisher, thank you for once again proving that 8 year old me’s girl crush on you was perfectly justified, the real deal, and a life-long thing. I love you always!
Wow. That was just frickin’ awesome! Way to go, gorgeous!
Okay, I admit it…I was so shocked by the analogy, that I actually looked up Carrie Fisher on Google Image. I found a video of her from a few short months ago, and SHE LOOKS FUCKING GREAT!!!
That is truth! Fuck the idiot haters who don’t seem to get that people age.
Carrie,
I’ve never replied to a blog before. Suffice it to say, I liked your post. I’ve never really thought you were hot, sorry. You kinda look like my mom. Take that as a compliment, apparently she’s pretty hot. Don’t be offended by the mom thing. I was born the same year you made your Princes Leah debute. Favorite movie series of all time. The Elton John thing is weird. I would have never made that connection.
The reason I’m replying to this post of yours is because I’m working my way through 30 Rock and ironically enough I watched your episode a few days ago. You look good. Or did when it was filmed anyway. I don’t know what you look like now. You don’t look like a 20-30 something super hottie, but I wonder if you’d actually want to? Wouldn’t that be kinda weird now that your older? Would you really want to go back? Anyway, as a celebrity figure head or whatever, I kinda wonder if it’s not so much that you have an obligation to be all trim and slim or if really the obligation is to have to put up with assholes that say you look like Elton John?
Cool post. I like to see that those imaginary people the rest of us see on TV actually have human personalities. =)
Oh for heaven’s sake of course Carrie you know better! Never Google yourself. The world sucks. Every miserable creature with a cable modem gets great pleasure in trying to tear down the mighty. Welcome back to the Great White Way. Totally looking forward to it. Been a fan PPL (Pre Princess Leia) I saw you and your Mom at The Westbury Music Fair on Long Island and on Broadway in “Irene” when we were both much younger and uh-um, thinner. By the Time “Star Wars” came along I was a movie theater manager and was not surprised by your success in the least. I have worked in and around Broadway for years and a word of advice before you even step foot on stage. DO NOT GO TO THE THEATRE FORUMS! I’m am not saying there is anything negative there about you, but like Google, nothing good ever really comes from it. A bigger group of vultures whose “love of theater” compels them to tear anything remotely successful apart. It’s not personal either. Meryl Streep could actually cure cancer on stage and this group of basement dwelling, ner do wells, never was’s and never will be’s would still call her a quack. Congrats on the show again and have the time of your life.
Carrie!!! I am with you sister.. I can SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo relate. I love you. Thanks for keeping it real.
Vegeta, what does the scouter say about her medication age?
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IT’S OVER 9000!!!!!
WHAT, 9000!!!!!!
HAHAHA
Madam, you are a splendid actress and a marvellous writer, an exceptionally talented woman, who has achieved much in this stupid business we are engaged in, and all you has to do to lose weight, is eat smaller portions. Exercise helps the heart, not the waistline usually, Diets are self inflicted torture, but Americans tend to eat too much, that’s all, and stay away from McDonalds of course. Best wishes Morgan Sheppard
Amen. And thanks.
I turn 50 in January & have been beating myself up about not looking 30. I’m 5′4″, 152 lbs & have no idea what my IQ is (never took the test), but do hold degrees in Linguistics & Computer Science (been on the internet since 1978… well before Geek was Chic), & certificates in French (U de la Sorbonne) & Screenwriting (UCLAx). There may be no kids or medications in my life, but that doesn’t mean I don’t find f*cking impossible to keep the promises I make to myself. At this point, I need to lose weight & get in shape for only two reasons: to stave off any decline to my health & to attempt to regain a modicum of self-respect. Although I cannot claim “hotness” in my 20s & 30s, I was an athlete & I hate not being able to do the things I used to be able to do.
So, Carrie, good luck fighting your own battles with your weight, as I tackle mine; I do hope you make headway — not for appearances’ sake, but for your health’s & for your family’s.
In the meantime, please know that you will always be BRILLIANT & AWESOME & have an INNER HOTNESS that most 20-year-olds don’t even know they should be aspiring to.
Good luck. I very much hope to catch your next show. I’ll be the one wolf-whistling instead of applauding. ;->
You’re beautiful. It is the world that is an ugly place. You know this and that they’re wrong deep in your heart. Listen to that voice. Fight against the sick wounded people in the world who say horrible things and judge others like that. Who even thinks that way? Make your own world. You are a lovely person.
Carrie,
Hearty congratulations on your response to the haters. People forget that public figures are also human beings – I’ve been guilty of that myself on occassion. I recall a time when I was younger thinking “Why can’t Audrey Hepburn just get some work done and dye her hair so she’d be beautiful again?” I’ve always adored her and I suppose it troubled me to see her grow older.
Now in my mid-forties, when I look at photos or footage of the late period Audrey, I find her more beautiful than she ever was – it’s all in her eyes.
I worked for weeks on MILK, and recall a night during one of our march scenes when you came out to speak to the crowd. I told my husband – a HUGE STAR WARS fan, that I thought you looked beautiful.
As a late in life actor struggling to establish myself, I care a great deal about my weight and my looks. But honey – let me tell you that I look forward to proving myself and my looks no longer being such a focus!
We all grow older – we all gain and lose weight – what’s important is that we do it with style and a sense of humour.
You’re aces with me kid – keep up the good work.
You crack me up, woman. I totally agree with you- people should have to post their photo when spouting that bull. And, just to be honest, I never really liked you for your looks anyway. It’s your voice that gets me everytime, lol. So, please, feel free to eat whatever you want, just don’t stop talking!
YOU ARE MY NEW HERO. Seriously–I am getting so fed up with this presumption that we are under some sort of obligation to be thin or pretty (mostly women get this pressure, I think). We are as we are. I’m also not a cute five year old with dimples and a bowl hair cut any more. Themz the breaks.
Ms. Fisher,
Thank you for being honest, and learning a valuable life lesson in the process. Hon, sorry some people never look in their own mirrors (haters) and only blog evil or mean spirited things about others, they need to remember that what you put out there comes back to bite you. Nice come back. Good luck with the show and btw, you look fantastic for a mom of a few years, forget about them and good luck with getting fit for the show! Remember, kids are blessings, even if we look worse for the wear after having them, that is life and you are still a goddess!
Bardsbabe
I’m one of those women who had the audacity to turn 50 and go right on living! Am I still as “hot” as I was in my twenties? Hell no, not unless you are planning to add “flash” after the “hot.” And one word for all those young women who are now, today, swearing that they will never let their figures go to seed . . .
Menopause!
I must say, you just became my hero all over again. Give ‘em hell!
I love your soul!!!
Carrie I f-ing love you!
p.s. this is my first time blogging. you popped my cherry. This is the first thing I felt was worthwhile enough to respond to.
seriously- you are brilliant. but we already know that.
Love ya lots little lady. xx
p.s…I’m eating chocolate cupcakes while my twins are sleeping at the moment…this is following the lobster and lemon rice dinner I made for myself this evening while watching Last Chance Harvey. good times!
oh shit now I see the dangers of the BLOG. It’s like who fucking CARES???!
toodles. Looking forward to reading your book. Saw you on the View. You seriously cracked me up.
later tiny dancer.
This is AMAZING and I love you so much! I was pointed here by my wife who was pointed by someone else, but I will put this blog on my feed. If you matched my adolescent desires when I was 15, you more than match my grown up desires at 40 by being who you are. Thank you for being a super real person!
i really dont care if you lost or gained weight…. just please confirm you can still do the head spinning thing
You fucking rock.
Thank you! About time someone bit back.
I’d still do you.
(Who said romance is dead…)
You are right on. Well-said and so true.
Hi carrie
I saw you in Seattle (you gave me a brain and a bib anda hug, I was the one wearing ruby slippers! and you said you liked my outfit!) anyway, you are so beautiful and soooo hot and I have a crush on you! Fuck the haters, they are jealous, you know? It made my year to meet you and to be on stage with you!! Wasnt that crazy angela girl with the long hair soo annoying? Anyhow, your show was HILARIOUS! I loved every second of it and laughed my ass off….. Thanks
Take Care,
Kristina
Well played. Thank you.
Thank you so much this needs to be said and I love you even more for saying it. I think and always have that you look great.
you rule.
[...] physique in a futile effort to please the masses (they are never pleased), Carrie fought back with this post on her blog, combating superficial criticism with humor (a good share of it self-deprecating) and [...]
I adore you. No one stays 20 forever, you’ve aged gracefully, with humor and wit. You’re a fantastic writer.
(And P.S. You were hilarious on Sex and the City!)
I think you’re beautiful, and always have.
You continue to be an inspiration. Thank you!!
The rant heard around the internetz! AWESOME!
Carrie, you could be rail thin and people would probably gossip that you’re doing drugs or you have AIDS or some such crap (or they’d be betting on how long it will take for you to gain the weight back). You just can’t win so don’t bother with the a-holes and just stay true to yourself at ANY weight. Life is too damned [frighteningly] short as it is to bother with other people’s soul-sucking proclivity for judgmental negativity. Icky vibes and haterz be gone! *poof* They don’t exist to me.
I’m going to enjoy a big slice of my homemade pizza in your honor… YUMMY!
((Encouraging Hugs)),
Angelina =0)
Hi. You rock.
Have you ever thought about moving to the Texas Hill Country, here around Austin? We put people with spunk and sass up on pedestals, and bow down to worship them. Even when they have the gall to look their age!
I worship you now more than I ever did. And that is saying something because I didn’t worship you at all before.
I loved this. You don’t deserve this crap. Life doesn’t pause at 20. It goes on and people go on along with it. As long as you are happy with your life, fuck them. Well said, well played. I hope they learn a little humility in all this. Best thing I’ve read in a long time!
[...] another note Carrie Fisher has an impressive rant directed at the vicious comments about her [...]
I too suffer from Bipolar disorder and i just wanted to say that your honesty and openess on the subject is an inspiration.
In the past six years i’ve put on six stone (have since lost three) and some days it can be so hard just to muster up the strength to go outside. I’ve lost friends, i’ve gained friends, but i’m lucky to have people around me that understand and care. I’m determined to not let this get the better of me and i’ve since gained a place at university next year to study film- making and hopefully realise my dream. I still have off days but for the first time in a long while – the good out-weigh the bad. Your comments and support of Bipolar really do give sufferers light.
I’ve said it before and i’m gonna say it again – Carrie Fisher fucking rules!!!!!
Also, The ‘Burbs is one of my all – time favourite movies.
Carrie, you rock! Your response is hilarious and very clever.
Never listen to these A-Hos, you look fabulous.
By the way, France loves you.
AWESOME! I saw the pictures they were bitching about and wondered what the hell is wrong with these pictures? You look pretty damn sexy to me? Hmmm I wonder what’s wrong with me for even thinking that? HA HA.
Seriously nothing wrong with how you look and what you wrote to these people. I love it! You definately have a good head on your shoulders. I would have probably tried to ignore it or just used one word for them (ok maybe 2 or 3 words). You made one awesome blog to these ignorant people. And you still look great to me.
Dear Carrie,
Everyone knows that the standards set for celebrities are impossibly high which is probably why drug use among celebrities is the way it is. The pressure and stress of it all is bound to have some negative effects. But I digress. Anyone who says they haven’t put on weight in the last 30 years is most likely a liar. Hell, I am just approaching 40 and while i can still see and touch my toes, it’s not as easy as it used to be. Not to mention i can see my belly slowly expanding beyond it’s previous borders and i expect that this will continue, sadly… It is simply a product of aging and everyone will go through it, like it or not. You have accomplished more than 95% of the population at large (roughly) and have NOTHING to feel bad about. Maybe it is just different here in Texas where we feel who you are is more important than what you look like, I don’t know. What I do know is when I saw the pictures in question, my intial reaction was “yeah, and…” Please just remember that the people who are beneath you (on the humanity scale) will always try to drag down those above them so they can feel better about themselves
You are and have always been hot, Carrie.
Carrie, you’re fabulous. I loved this rant. I love your books, too.
Keep going! And good luck with the show.
I think you’re hilarious AND hot. Because you’re real. Thanks for the laugh, I needed one today!
OMG. I am not a celebrity follower at all. Even the people I call myself a “huge fan” of, I have no idea about their personal life, because I’m only really a fan of their art, whatever art that might be. (With the exception of Neil Gaiman, perhaps, because I read his blog quite a lot, and so I know some personal stuff by accident, but, you know, I read the blog because he’s just an awesome writer and, check it out, blogs are another form of writing.) I found myself here only because a friend of mine said, and I quote, “I love snark!” and linked to you.
Love? Adore!!
You completely rock — f-word and all –and hit the nail so utterly on the head that you deserve some sort of huge prize. Maybe I should have said “fat” prize. (phat prize?) You are an artist. Your art is not about being a 20 year old. It’s about other stuff, which you are obviously doing just fine at. And, did I mention that you rock?
You Rock!!! Don’t let losers get u down…Im a little chunky and Im still gonna rock the golden bikini for halloween girl. Hugs and Kudo’s to u …..get ur revenge …ahhh the sweet smell of victory!
Bravo. And I know I’m way late on this. Been passing this blog around to all of my friends and family.. I as a late twenty-something who never seemed to fit in to the beauty brigade have found great cheer and comfort in this blog post. I was way too skinny as a youth, had some medical problems and baby in the past 10yrs and I got a nice heaping of hips, thighs, double-d’s and what I kindly refer to as my 3rd D…my belly. I’ve tried time and time again to convince others that I’m what inspired that always pregnant character on Family Guy. People just don’t buy it. I see now that I have to take a more direct approach…especially since the very few who know I’m actually expecting again felt the need to tell me they knew it…when I’m only 2 months and couldn’t possibly be showing (they aren’t so happy when you ask when they’re due)…I’m off to come up with my own personally suited version of ” BLOW MY BIG BOVINE tiny dancer COCK!”
Thank you.
Whether you’re young and thin with Star Wars ear muff hair, or old and fat with cinnamon buns stuck to either side of your head, I would fuck you silly. You’ll always be smokin in my book.
Wish there were more people like you with your wisdom, life experience and wit to let all those toolboxes know the REAL
truth. Much to my dismay, I’ve aged over the past 20 years. I’ve eaten food I LOVE over the past 20 years and I have two healthy, perfect children to love from the past 20 years and honestly girl, I am happy with it and could care less now that
I’m FAT!!!! Letting go of that baggage did me more good than losing 40 pounds ever could. I’m healthy, active and have people in my life who love me.
Stay who you are – every square inch of you. The people who matter most love you today, tomorrow and always.
Nicely said Carrie!!
You looked mahvelous to me on 30 Rock!!
Carrie Fischer’s the best! Smart, funny, and right on target as usual.
I wonder why she got so fat.
I’ve loved you from Surrender the Pink through surrender to drink. This post is why.
You.
I *adore* you and your big bovine tiny dancer cock.
For reals.
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You go Carrie! Love it!
Some women look quite good packed with silicon.
Some women are honored for enduring plastic surgery.
And one pregnant actress late in her third trimester looked quite good at the 2009 Emmy awards.
Religious builders seem to think that angels are only blonde haired, blue eyed, and thin.
Social science seems to think that everyone will live longer if everyone starves.
God made you, Carrie Fisher. It is His light shining through you that we see and you are beautiful. You have always been beautiful and your beauty will only increase as time proceeds.
(By the way, when was the portrait on the main page of your website taken?)
Oh wow that was just incredible Carrie! seriously the tabloids are total bullshit anyways and i agree with you completely! i hate how the celebrities are treated by paparazzi and what not just because they’re famous and in turn ya’ll have to be publicly ridiculed and humiliated all because you do one thing wrong, and EVERYONE is ok with this malicious behavior of the public, as if it’s almost expected. Kudos to you;-) let me know if you need an extra hand in opening a can of whoopass lol!!
-Chase Sanders
You know, the bitch of it is that I’m younger than you, and fatter than you, and I’ll *never* be as beautiful as Elton John.
Sigh.
You asked what we look like… An alarming number of us are overweight. I’m actually doing something about it, and reading books like “Wishful Drinking” or Michael J. Fox’s “Always Looking Up” helps me maintain my sense of humor. If people with real, permanent problems can overcome them, maintain a sense of humor, contribute to society and make other people happy, I should be able to diet and exercise without wallowing in self-pity.
It’s easy to make fun of public people who have gained a few pounds when we are stuffing ourselves until our arteries turn to concrete. (The government will fix health care and take care of us, right?) We think we are so politically correct because we do not discriminate against whatever race we are not currently supposed to discriminate against. So why not instead lash out against entertainers who have the audacity to age?
This reminds me of that explanation you gave about Lucas owning your likeness and having to give permission to use it. Well, I want to know when he is going to pay his dues to those of us who actually do look like Jabba, Yoda or Jar Jar. Cough it up, George!!!
AMEN, sistah! You said a mouthful! But let me tell ya’…
People who have nothing better to do than pass judgement on celebrities from the comfort of their computer chairs are saying a lot more about themselves than they are about you. People who love themselves and are comfortable with who they are simply don’t do this. Whereas people who dislike themselves and are constantly trying to change who they are to match up with the latest standards can only find comfort by pointing out the flaws in others, and praying desperately that while people are judging the size of YOUR arse, nobody will notice the size of theirs.
I’m one of the lucky ones in that I figured this out in 8th grade. But most people spend their entire lives without understanding this basic fact.
Truth is, sugar, you are BEAUTIFUL! You don’t look like you’re 30 anymore, but since you’re not 30, you shouldn’t. You’ve got a few extra years of survival and the wisdom that brings. Your cellulite and wrinkles (although I’ll admit that I don’t see much of them when I look at you) are badges of strength and courage. They should be honored! Celebrated! Respected, dammit! You are the only YOU there is, and that said, you are perfect just the way you are. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise!
Love, Maura
You ROCK Carrie! Don’t let the idiots get you down! I am old, fat, grey-haired, and I don’t care that I am 47! I am more happy now than I was at 27, because I DO NOT CARE what anyone thinks about how I look! It’s so freeing! I waited 20 years to find Mr. Right and I wasted years with a succession of Mr. Wrongs. Finally, I just adopted two kids, moved my mother in with me, pursued my dream of being a writer, and now I have a happy, wonderful family! I could care less what anyone thinks of my looks. I like me.
Listen, leave Hollyweird and come to Atlanta!
Dee
Hi Carrie,
just went to the movies with my Dad the other week to see your new movie “Sorority Row”, and your performance as Mrs.Crenshaw was the highlight of the film. For that matter you looked wonderful in it, the best lines and kick-ass gun-shooting scene like(Blues Brothers, Star Wars trilogy).
Great to see you back in the movies,, paid to see just only because you were in it a memorable role/performance.
Good luck with “Wishful Drinking” during its New York run
best wishes longterm FAN
Adrian (Sydney, Australia).
I love every word of this. After turning thirty and putting on a few pounds I quickly got disgusted with a world, who as you described, believes we should miraculously not age. This is a problem so many face and you put so eloquently in a diatribe that is uplifting and funny to read.
I wanted to be Princess Leia when I was a girl and it’s moments like these that remind me it was the attitude you brought to her that I wanted. I still adore that attitude. I showed this to every woman I know and we all spent time laughing at the turn of phrase but in the end it was confidence we took away from this.
Big thanks!
You are fucking awesome.
It’s always the Homer Simpson lookalike winners who diss women for daring to get older, isn’t it? Better a little fat on one’s but than nothing but between the ears.
You kicked ass in Star Wars and you’re still kickin’ it. You GO, girl!
Beauty changes form, but it doesn’t mean you’re not still beautiful.
You rock, Ms. Fisher!! I just had gastric bypass surgery, so I could lose weight for health reasons. But I will never be the perfect size or weight. But I will know I am beautiful, because the people who love me tell me I am, and because I can see the light shining from my eyes, because I am healthy and happy and alive! I recently sat with some one (not a friend) who was busy dissing Aretha Franklin (!) for being “too big”, while there was myself and my spouse, both of us large women, sitting right there. I should have thrown a fit, but it was a party and I didn’t want to cause a scene. So I know where you’re coming from.
You were hot in your 20’s and you’re still hot. It’s just a different, and better, heat!
You are my hero!! It’s really refreshing to hear a celebrity say to hell with all of you! I’m sorry I don’t still look the same as i did in my youth…..it’s called life and having kids, deal with it!! I too was once young, hot, and thin. Now, between carpools, 3 children, work, and fast food,(because, frankly there are days that I’m just too damned tired to cook), I’m not as ‘petite’ as i used to be. i’m sure that somewhere under my insulation I still have a nice figure. The thing that nobody seems to inderstand is that I’m comfortable with myself I am. Yes, maybe losing 40lbs or better would be a good idea, but frankly….I really don’t give a shit what other folks think.
God Bless you Carrie Fischer fior not being afraid to be a real woman!!!!
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Carrie, that was AWESOME.
I found your blog because I googled you after reading your book “Wishful Drinking”… also awesome.
And I guess I don’t have anything more intelligent to say except for you tell ‘em sister. Great blog.
Well, you’ve already inspired a bit of a girlcrush in this 20-something, and I won’t even require you to subsist on sunflower seeds.
You rule.
p.s. don’t ever Google yourself, seriously. It’s tempting, I know, but I’m not even famous and I refuse to google myself – that is one instance where I feel it’s best to live in a state of blissful ignorance.
Carrie,
My wife and I were just watching you on When Harry Met Sally the other night and both admitted that if you were in more movies, they would each be made better. That’s because TALENT is sexy. And you know what? Had Google been around, people would have found a reason to make fun of you in your super-fire-hot 20s. They’re the same idiots who would have made fun of you in elementary school. Like a fine wine, you’re getting better with age, my dear; it’s in the eyes, smile, and demeanor, which is just as beautiful as ever.
Thanks for not disappointing.
-W
Just remember 1000s and 1000s of women try to be leia “slave” princess. You are the one and only! No one can ever take that away from you. BTW I still love the ambulance chasing scene from The Man with one red shoe! lol
Thank you Carrie. As usual, you rock.
I just wanted you to know that you are funny, fabulous, and gorgeous just as you are. I’ve thought so from the very first time I saw you in Star Wars, through Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and beyond. And as a show of solidarity, I posted pics of myself on my own blog today, along with my SAT score. ^_^
http://gamerpanda.blogspot.com/2009/09/carrie-fisher-is-my-heroine.html
You are absolutely fabulous. So well-spoken (or is it well-written?) that your send-up had me laughing out loud and cheering at the same time. What a crazy world we women live in — with such ridiculous expectations! Thanks for your honesty on the topic — wonderful to see such a prominent and intelligent woman take it on with such wit and panache.
I just discovered your blog (a friend posted this post on FB). I am now going to read the rest of your posts and go pick up your books. All of them.
Thank you for making my day.
Karen
Dear Carrie,
Like so many others here, I absolutely worshipped you growing up. Heck, Star Wars was my drug of choice when I was a kid and trying to escape the horrors of a horribly dysfunctional family.
My mom was anorexic and bulimic. In my late twenties I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem and that coupled with depression led to a six month binge– I gained 60 pounds in a year. When I woke up from my binge coma, I realized there had to be a better way. Surely thin people weren’t the only ones happy…most of the thin, beautiful people I knew certainly weren’t happy or healthy. I turned to a plus sized support group and I learned that you can be happy, successful, sexy, wonderful, and fat. I was happier at 240 than I was at 120. Now I’m somewhere in between. Belly dancing has been an amazingly therapeutic way to learn to love and embrace my curves.
Whatever you do, don’t become a spokesperson for Weight Watchers or any of those diet companies. Embrace who you are now and show your daughter that loving yourself for who you are is a lot more important than surrendering to the media.
YOU are awesome . Thanks for being so honest!!!!
You have restored my faith in humanity!! God, you’re funny!
Oh, Carrie, this is precious. I agree with you completely. Why on earth are people so intolerant? Thank you so much for this rant. You’ve really put these people back in their places.
My body never wanted to be “thin”– although I was so brainwashed by &^$$#$^&* people in my family/ AND their friends, that I thought I had to be what everyone thought I should look like. This pretty much poisoned my self worth for much of my life, because I felt that if I reach a perfect weight, then I would be happy, popular, loved and successful. I was so possessed that I lost my wit, my “quirky” comedic underlying wildness, my ability to be weirdly interesting; so I was just always someone wanting to lose weight, like a walking vacant carved-out shell-shocked no-sense-of-my-true-self- person. Then I saw how all my “critics” were crashing and burning in their lives and I realized that what makes a person interesting and people want to be around them, is not because you have celery on your breath, but it’s that we are most endearing when we are really “us”. “Ourselves”. I only wish I knew this truth back when I was always trying to “become”— and I have had a few colonics and man, you know when the poop leaves, it is cathartic, like old crust leaving your walls of crappy thinking–and the bonus is, it takes away monster cravings attacks– just a little thing I wanted to share– thanks Carrie!
Saw your fantastic show at Studio 54 yesterday – I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. Extremely insightful, poignant, well-designed, and flat-out entertaining. Break a leg at opening today!
I love that you’ve said this. I’ve never understood the obsession with keeping to a size whatever when it comes to the media. You’re completely awesome and the Enquirer can go smoke a dick.
Wave your awesome banner high!
YOU GO GIRL!!!
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You were totally one of my heros in 1977 and you still are today. I was raised by an orthorexic health food eating family who did yoga. I think I made the same promises to only eat bean sprouts and do lots of hard yoga poses, and to never get old, fat or heaven forbid — sick. I failed miserably and have done all three. I don’t even have any kids to show for it. I am not famous, and no one ever posts candid pictures of me and my jiggly cellulite thighs in national magazines (well, I don’t know, some tv station might have used me as a headless fatty at some point, but it’s not really the same as being a celebrity…) Sometimes people I know talk about “fat people” and then say to me “oh I didn’t mean YOU.” Yes, yes they did. They might think they didn’t but really they did. Yes, it is still insulting. It’s insulting to me when people insult you or any celebrity because of weight, fat or cellulite. Because all that attitude trickles down. This post is made of win. You’re still awesome. Keep on being awesome.
Wonderful and funny! You are beautiful and smart. Thank you!
You Rock!! This is so true.. good for you to saying it.
I’d like to refer to this post as a win. Perhaps even an epic win. Yeah, why not? Epic win it is.
fucking yay!!!! Thanks Carrie!
I freaking love you. This is awesome.
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Kate Harding sent me. I am so happy to be able to say that you continue to be a heroine to me.
brilliant!!! thank you!
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Carrie,
I can’t tell you how wonderful this is. I’m all of 23 and am already starting to feel societies disapproval of the fact that I am about to pass that magical age range of 18-22. How ridiculous is it that I’m already “past my prime” as far as the media is concerned… Thank you, Carrier, for reminding me that even if society is obsessed with the beauty of “girls” it is always always better to be a true woman. I love you.
I loved you, I still love you, and I will always love you just the way you are! XOX, G.
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You are awesome. I hope others learn from your wisdom. I am now going to watch Blues Brothers and enjoy watching you blow things up.
Thank you Carrie! Well said. The Force, obviously, is with you!
God you write well. You are forgiven everything because you are so talented and insightful.
I think I love you.
Carrie Fisher, you are now officially my hero. I aspire to articulate a rant like this one day. Thank you so much. Don’t you dare change.
Hey Carrie,
I am so sorry that you have to deal with syuch hateful and judgemental people. I know it is easier for me to say but just ignore those people. You are a strong and wonderful person and your writing and movies have had such a positive impact on people. Critics will always find something to hate on, so just ignore them. You know that you are a fabolous person on the inside and the outside so just tell those critics where they can go. Take care and I hope things get better for you soon.
All the best,
Scott
Oh my God~~~~
Why do you even care what senseless idiots say about you or your weight or your acting ability!! You are awesome and…I think it is way overdue that you stop pretending that you are your Mom or your Dad or your sister or Princess Leia and start being Carrie. Just Carrie. Funny, hilarious Carrie. The Carrie everyone knows and loves. Chocolate is wonderful. Enjoy it.
aw man…. you’re still sexy… I’d make a pass at you anyday! from one hell of a hot lesbian
Carrie – you’re our FUCKING Idol!
Thanks!
Rx,
SM
When I was little, I wanted to be Princess Leia. Now I want to be YOU when I’m older.
People who attack you are probably (no… most obviously) miserable, emotionally bankrupt individuals who will NEVER be happy in their own lives. This is why they feel the need to go around belittling others. They lead joyless, crappy lives no matter how perfect and pretty they appear on the outside. People like you, however… They shine, from the inside out, regardless of size or age.
You ROCK, Carrie. Please don’t ever change.
And for what it’s worth… I think you look FABULOUS.
That is the most epic sign off of a blog post I have ever seen.
I’m only 25, and I would like to see women who are older than 18 in the media speaking their minds. And women who are not twigs. Thank you for just…existing.
And this celebrity garbage – I am so damned sick of hearing that this person has had this scandal, and this person made a fashion faux pas, and then this other person look like they’ve let themselves go. It doesn’t matter, and I’m not interested in that kind of stuff. That kind of critiquing is best left to low individuals with nothing better to do than gossip about superficial things.
I ‘m a huge fan of Charlie Rose and saw your interview last night. Learned alot about your personal history.
I was so thrilled to hear of someone else with the history of cocaine and LSD use, bipolar disorder, ECT treatment
and 20+ years of therapy. When you were talking about how funny mental hospitals are it brought up a lot of funny memories I had of my past hospitalizations. I hope in the future you consider writing a screen play about a bipolar woman and the process of getting help, with your skills it could be a huge hit.
I’ll spare you the usual celebrity “You’ve inspired me” crap, as I’m sure you’ve heard it all before… but, because of you I write a little more. You have maybe, possibly even caused me to crack a smile once or twice, which is no easy feat considering that I was born without a personality. I may consider your social commentary “astute”… I could possibly think of you as a sharper crayon than most… I think I may be inspired by you somewhat… possibly? Who knows? But… I definitely… truly… do not see you as “fat”. You are a human being living under the unnatural circumstance of public exposure… something that is hard for those of us living on the grocery aisle side of the Enquirer to wrap our coupon clipping minds around… BUT, there are those of us out there who value your art… your writing… and hope you realize the effect you have when you continue to put these wonderful works out into the ether. THAT, Ms. Fisher, is your true worth. Screw their rules… you are beautiful. I, on the other hand, have these damn lines around my mouth because you made me smile. I will be sending you the botox bill.
Keep up the great work, you are fabulous.
Hey, I’m 48 and look EXACTLY the same as I did when I was 25.
Of course, I was fat then, too….
You’re the coolest fucking person ever. Don’t forget.
I think I love you.
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This has just come to my attention via the miracle of facebook … very fucking funny …. I laughed and laughed … and that would be with you! You skewer unrealistic expectations of us fans to … perfection! Hilarious!
Well, with some 400+ responses, I must admit I didn’t peruse them all… well, any of them, really.
What it comes down to for me – and this is a me that has wanted to write to you and get a response from you for over 30 years – is, yes: you were hot. Damn hot! As a 14 year old git, I remember many a “I get to meet Carrie Fisher” fantasies. As a 17 year slightlty-less-gtit, I remember being a tad disappointed at how you looked in “Empire”. As a slightly more mature git at 21, I recall thinking you’d never looked better in “Return”. I also loved you in “Blues Brothers”.
Now I’m 45. Forty-bloody-five! How do I expect you to look?! Well, yes, I expect you to look how you did when I was a young git, so, when I want to see you, I watch you as I did as a young git.
I know you’ve changed, ‘cos I have too. All that missing hair. All those wrinkles. All that loss of vim and verve… Yep, it’s happened to me… how can I possibly think it hasn’t happened to you?
I know you don’t still look like you did when you throttled Jabba: shit, that was almost a quarter of a century ago (don’t talk to me about something that happened “a long time ago”!)
But I’d still love to meet you, tucked away as I am in “sunny Tasmania”, because whatever you look like now (Elton John?! Not really!), you helped formulate my developing years.
To me, you will always be beautiful, because you remind me of a younger me – gitish, perhaps, but youthful none the less.
Fuck it: the force IS with you!
… Hope no-one else reads this…
I truly do think you’re amazing. You were amazing then (pick a “then” of your choice), and you’re amazing now. Admittedly having not read more than about a random dozen of the 400-plus comments before this one – which is by way of apologizing in case it’s already in one of the other comments – just hand out blindfolds at the stage shows. That way people get to use their imaginations and their ears instead of their eyes and their ears. You’re welcome.
And not that you care since I’m not dissing you, but both my numbers are 175. I only mention that because I’d never considered them together before, and I thought it was kind of fucking weird that they were the same. Maybe my height in some unit of measurement is 175, too. Is gum-stick-widths an accepted unit of length?
Hear, hear!
“When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not.”
What do they expect? Especially since the meds screw with your body chemistry. I’ve seen it first-hand. (And second-hand.) I’m off them now. Stable? Doubtful, but I couldn’t handle the medication either. And I don’t have bipolar. That helps.
It’s a ridiculous standard people are setting you to — your younger self has the natural advantage (surprise!). Besides, as you said, what do these people [who are judging your appearance] look like? It seems silly that these people should feel entitled to critique you. They aren’t you. (If they were, then we’d have multiple Carrie Fishers in the world; whatever would we do? More importantly, whatever would they do?)
You shouldn’t have to be concerned with what other people think of you (which is not a dig at you; it’s certainly not your fault and not unexpected that their comments hurt you) — fame shouldn’t allow people to be all up in your business. Since when has privacy been a privilege, reserved for the unremarkable? Or at least, for those not born into the Hollywood royalty. But I suppose it’s always been that way; and not just to prey upon celebrities, although their visibility makes them easy targets. Really, we prey upon anyone to ignore (or displace) our own insecurities. To make our unremarkable lives seem more interesting.
From the appearance (and sheer quantity) of these comments, it seems you have lots of allies — lots of fortunately unremarkable allies, and unfortunately, quieter than the leeches. The leeches do tend to be rather loud.
I’m sorry about the leeches. Best of… everything.
I know you don’t need to know, but I’m turning 40 this year, and I can’t figure out what to do since I can’t look as hot as I did when I was 23. Diet, don’t diet? I know I have to exercise now. I didn’t know what it was FOR when I was young and had ALL THAT ENERGY (and it was never enough, was it? There was always more to do), but now if I don’t move all day, then I CAN’T move the next day.
But I’m bookmarking this so I can read it for encouragement when I’m trying to tell myself why does it matter, I’m OLD now.
I love you all over again.
Just another nerd-girl fan.
Rock on Carrie. I’m a 1965 girl, bipolar as well, but not diagnosed until this year. You were stunning then and stunning now.