“To err is human, to forgive, divine….”
By Carrie • Sep 13th, 2009 • Category: NewsOkay, gang, I’m totally sorry I said that shit that turned up on TV…..it’s inexcusable, though—-being human, I will attempt to illustrate how this happened…..that I said such an asinine thing.
So these creepy stalkerazzi were hovering around outside of that new-found den of iniquity, Mickey Fine Pharmacy, & a few of them followed me to my car—–one with a movie camera. And this cretin sez to me,
“Hey Carrie! What do you think of incest!”
Apropos of absolutely nothing excepting selling to those unscrupulous media outlets that have nothing more urgent to report on—-screw health care & moronic congressman outbursts & missing Yale med students—-let’s manufacture some story where, out of the blue est of Porno blue—-some former celebrity from an iconic film starts prattling on about incest & pedophilia out of nowhere!
Yeah!
That’ll rattle the public’s cage & take the focus off more pressing news. So asks me what I think of incest, & I say sarcastically,
“I think it’s great, don’t you? And you know what else is cool……?” and blah blah blah—- I smart ass my way to my car like, “I sure showed them what an offensive, ridiculous question THAT was!” yeah, I sure showed them..:.all the way to the bank. So now MY stupidity lines their pockets & I come away looking like some snarky ASSHOLE—–so for this & whatever else happens to pop out of my immature, unthinking manic mouth—- I am both chagrined & sorry & will make every unchecked impulse effort to not let it happen again…..
Your shame faced sigh fie sister,
Carrie
And yes, I am probably one of the stupidest smart people you will ever run across—-or run over by a bus——this is merely the most recent example of this phenomenon. For more explicit examples, one need merely to take a piteous glance at my persistent drug use down thru the years….. or attend my show Wishful Drinking at Studio 54.
Thank you for your patience…
“To err is human, to forgive, divine….”
Forgive my thoughtless outburst, if u can. Even though I’m having trouble forgiving the, “you lie!” congressman, I’ll probably end up having to, if I hope for forgiveness my own self……
i swear on mickey fine’s cafe mocha freeze ($3.50 – yum!) there’s nothing former about your celebrity
I, too, have been wondering why there is such a demand for stalker photos and videos of our favorite celebs. We now have the chance to hear from them (you) through blogs, twitter, websites, etc. I had hoped that this firsthand accounts would satiate the need and put those mean-spirited, snarky paps out of business. No such luck, as of yet.
I’m sorry you were drawn into that, and I for one know sarcasm when I hear it.
I won’t even start on the whole neo-con political smear campaign except to say that I’ve noticed every time they start blaming the liberals for something it’s always something they’ve been doing for years. The ‘ole shell game art of distraction.
I wish you would bring your show to the Midwest. I live in NW Arkansas. I know, I know…nobody wants to come to NW AR. But I’d love to see it…absolutely loved the book.
Absolutely not. I will NOT forgive you for feeling you have to APOLOGIZE for being yourself. The guy asked an absurdly STUPID question – a LOADED stupid question (probably based on the infamous ‘kiss’ in Empire – wait, yeah if it was TMZ they ALWAYS ask questions designed to get a rise) and got a load of verbal buckshot in his ass. Alas, true to any scavenger, he Thrives on bullshit or anything you throw at them –
So, in the future I will ask you to refrain from backing down from your lovable, painfully honest self, and remember that your friends will know you better in the first minute than acquaintances will in a thousand years, and we’ll still love ya anyway.
*Say it loud and proud – NO APOLOGIES* –
BTW -there’s a BIG difference between snarking off to a jackass who asked a silly question and disrespecting the Chief of State during an official address.
Love ya,
Paulie
Ah, Carrie, you’re so funny. Marry Me!
anyway, you know what they say: incest is the best and its a game the whole family can play
*runs and hides from the mob of adoring Carrie Fisher fans who will lambaste me (a form of cruel and unusual punishment) for not doing enough hero worship*
It’s called Social Tourettes – the need to say the most God awful thing imaginable just to make a valid point or get people thinking, or offend them because they need offending. I am a sufferer.
Keep up the good work!
Leander
Eh, no big deal. Lettigo.
Okay, I just watched it. It’s obvious you’re just joking.
I’m naturally snarky and sarcastic, sometimes I take it too far, so I know what its like to feel the need to apologize for something you say, or just sit there and think, ‘was that out of line?’ I can’t imagine someone recording stuff I say. That being said, I totally got the snarkiness you were conveying. I’m sorry that some did not. You are fine, really. I hope you don’t worry yourself too much about it. Anyone who would really think you were trying to make light of such awful subjects, or believe you would advocate them, is more stupid than you could ever dream of being.
Speaking of Mickey Fine, one of the strangest things I have ever seen on eBay is a receipt from there, signed by you. You know, like one of those credit card receipts? the title of the auction was something like, ‘Carrie Fisher Prescription Receipt Signed – IRONIC!’ Lord alive. Who takes shit like that and sells it for profit??? What happened to professionalism and discretion?
Anyway, try not to edit yourself TOO much. Many of us love you just the way you are.
xo,
Ericka
i saw that and the first thing that popped into my mind was..’oh she’s fucking with them’….I give you more credit than that..figured they were talking about the kiss between you and your ‘brother’ luke skywalker in the movie..and you just were fucking with them…
One thing I think Jay Leno likes to do is start to answer their question, then stop making any sound in the middle of it but keep moving your mouth so that they think the camera or mic is screwing up.
Then smile, say thanks, and walk away.
oh, i forgot. I saw Sorority Row yesterday. I loved it! Mrs Crenshaw was bad ass! I’m so happy you took that role.
ok, done spamming you for the day.
xo,
Ericka
Actually, madame, I think you handled the situation quite well. What the hell were you supposed to say to a question like that? Keep doing what you are doing. Stay sassy.
OMG, please stop beating yourself up. The only one that owes you forgiveness is you.
I’d have been disappointed in you if you had tried to respond that stupid of a question with a straight answer!
Fuck em.
Again.
Man, this is getting to be routine.
yes, i just went & watched it. what are upset about? relax. i suppose you should be thrilled they’re still following you. one day they won’t.
I think if someone had shoved a camera at me and asked a question like that, I wouldn’t have even had the presence of mind to make a nice sarcastic comment, but rather stared at them with a confused, bug-eyed expression.
have you heard of Death By Scrupulosity?
He asked a stupid question, you graciously finessed it, and made it to the car without beating him about the head and shoulders.
You. have. noth. thing. to. apol. o. gize. for.
noth. thing. what. so. ev. er.
you did not err.
how can I accept an apology for a non-existent err?
not gonna happen.
onward
xox
babka
I just watched it. I, too, thought it was no big deal. I fact, I would have thrown my most recent Mickey purchase in his face and have been charged with simple battery.
I thought you were actually bordering on polite, compared to what idiots they were being.
So don’t worry about.
I had to go look it up and see what you were talking about….I was laughing through the whole thing. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together would see your unique sense of humor in there.
Don’t ever apologize for being yourself.
Makes one wonder what went on between Luke and Leia before she hooked up with Solo.
I don’t think an apology was needed. I saw the bit on TMZ…ok, I do watch it and maybe I owe everyone here an apology, but screw you, I have a lot of time on my hands. Anyway, I just thought it was a amusing blip and I never once imagined that you really thought incest was fun. Not that anyone here would know, God please.
Ms. Fisher, you need not worry about what we might think. We drunks, crazies, and pill poppers understand your humor. I will still dream about being your pal. You are still the only one I would break my 15 years of sobriety with. I hope we never meet. I do picture me pulling up on my motorcycle next to your car at a long light, your cigaretted hand hanging out the window, me taking that cigarette univited but welcomed for a long borrowed drag. Then we become fast and dangerous friends. So see we still love you, you are in our dreams. Your courage disarms any offense, your honesty is fucking great! Ok so I would not really break my sobriety with you, it is just one of those dream benders we have to work through dammit. I would totally break my cigarette celibacy with you anytime. Linds
I wouldn’t worry too much about the rumor mill…its been around for centuries..and if someone doesn’t understand you made some comments that were meant in a tongue and cheek fashion…screw ‘em I say….
I am supremely happy you have this blog and you share yourself and your thoughts without much editing…
Next time the stalkaratzi come knocking…show em they aren’t as smart as they think they are when they ask a dumb ass question…
Always answer with a question..(stand still, reflect and then say for example) why were in an incestous relationship at one point?Is this why your asking me that?
No one can find attack you for asking a simple question…in fact….you might just wind up confusing the hell out of ‘em…lol
Keep on writing and performing and don’t let anything hold you back…your a light that casts out the darkness in this world of ours….
You have NOTHING to apologize for. I don’t want to live in a world where I can’t be sarcastic. I agree with Ericka, no need to edit yourself – we DO love you just the way you are!!
I just watched… “I’m always Princess Leia,” maybe, but you’re not only Princess Leia.
I don’t think you were that much of an asshole. I thought you gave off the right amount of sarcasm with your response.
Plus, I wouldn’t say it was even an outburst. Have you heard about Kanye’s fuck up at the VMAs last night? Enough said.
You know, I finally actually SAW the clip in question, and I wonder WTF you think you even NEED to apologize? It’s obvious to ANYONE with half a whit that you were PLAYING ALONG, and joking WITH them! Dear God! Have we really become such knuckle dragging world of illiterate ‘talk to me in very basic terms because I’m too thick to get a joke’ society?
*shakes head*
Never change Carrie – its people like yourself who remind us not to take everything too damn seriously.
X o X X
Hello Carrie,
i am very excited to see your dress rehearsal on sept 20th. i don’t know if mention of your s.w. hair-do is part of your act, or if it’s even mentioned, but if it is, i hope it will involve Cinnabons. i love them and please just shout out to me and i’d love to share a cinnabon with you. please excuse my fantasy. i have loved you since age 4, or at least your screen persona!, and am very happy for your broadway run! knock em dead and have fun up there! you deserve it.
-Alex
I am NOT forgiving the lying congressman and neither should you!
As far as Luke and Leia’s kiss in “Empire,” I blame Padme and Anakin! He wanted power more than anything and she couldn’t face life without him. (I have issues with the “power couple” of the prequels. Can you tell?)
No worries. None of us take that stalker-azzi crap seriously. Ever.
OMFG, can nobody take a joke anymore?!?
Don’t change and don’t apologize. The important people know you and love you just as you are, not just as the media portrays you.
Hugs,
Rev G
I don’t get why anyone would make this a big deal. It’s obvious you’re joking. Fuck ‘em.
I always thought incest was a game by Parker Brothers for the whole family to play. Besides, if you can’t keep it in the pants, keep it in the family! Oops, did someone not get the sarcasm? Relax, Carrie, those of us who are not comatose or otherwise cognitively impaired are very well aware that you answered an idiot question the only way possible: with sarcasm and wit. Only the witless took it as anything else.
It was entirely clear that you were being sarcastic.
Really.
didn’t catch all the blah blah blah, but look at it this way…
whatever you ended up saying would probably have been made to sound like what you said, anyway, even if you hauled out a big old bible & started preaching etc
sooo…at least this way we get YOUR beloved sarcasm & snarkiness, not some pathetic attempt to distill it from a socially “acceptable” reply.
those with any common sense will take it for a ridiculous answer to a ridiculous question.
not only was that video hilarious, but I’ll be at Wishful Drinking next week! Can’t wait.
Shit happens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You rock Princess – I would have done the same thing if I was in your shoes, it’s sad that our country is more concered with what a wonderful author, actress & comedian has to comment about on nothing and is not concered with what really matters .. You should feel honored – the paps seem to stalk talentless, attention seeking whores – you are NOT that my friend . . .
Maybe next time Kayne may jump in your way & steal the spotlight ..
Love you always .. Dale
Don’t EVER apologize for being your true self, Carrie. Unless you are a) a descendant of multiple generations of nutcases (as I am) or b) Kanye West or similar persons, don’t EVER apologize for being your true self.
Hopefully all will work out.
BJ
There is a very real reason I pay no attention to the tabloids etc. But sadly that crap sells and they make a living by twisting truth until it faces the same way but upside down and with a great big knot in it. And lets not forget a lie can get half way around the world before the truth has got its pants on.
Sadly there seems to be no way of winning the game (ignoring it or playing up to it or fighting it) and while being in the public you can expect a certain amount of negative attention and reaction it should never be accepted. And frankly most people don’t understand the difference! There must be a German word for this joy in bringing other people down, as Schadenfreude is not quite vindictive enough.
Anyway I would love to see your show, if it travels please consider New Zealand as a destination. We have pretty scenery and is apparently one of the most boring countries on the planet- in a good way according to Terry Pratchett… um.
i used to regret some goofy thing i said in my sarcastic bliss, but no more. if a moron asks a totally outa the blue, idiot question they will receive the same kind of answer. remember the fairy tale, adam and eve, if it weren’t for incest, where did i come from? is my usual response to these kinda queries.
Carrie, you are hilarious and brilliant! Okay, I will admit that we have a Star Wars room in our house, but that has nothing to do with me. What convinced me of your brilliance is your writing. Postcards from the Edge? Sheer genius. And you know what really cracked me up? When you wrote about Whitewright, TX. My parents live there, I know whereof you speak. Rock on.
Finally found what you were talking about, and I gotta ask: Why is this news?
I really think that the best policy here is to not give it more credit by telling everyone you’re sorry for saying it. You obviously didnt mean anything by it, and if this is what people consider newsworthy, then what kind of people are they anyway?
Honestly, if I had to go & apologise for every sarcastic comment I’ve ever made, I’d be saying “I’m sorry” for the next 100 years.
Relax, & let TMZ have their “big story”. I’m sure that anyone with half a brain will know it’s all crap.
Luv ya,
Don
Normally I would say, “Fuck the paparazzi,” but that would involve intimate physical contact with them, and, well, ew. I thought you were fine — if people can’t recognize a sarcastic response to a dumbass question, that’s their problem.
Some of us out here derive joy from your smartassitude. Do not apologize.
My suggestion is to go read a whole bunch of Dorothy Parker.
TMZ ripped off Howard Stern and do a real bad job of it, too. Having said that, I would have behaved no worse, except i would have then proceeded to get a restraining order towards the producers of the show for harassment.
SARCHASM (n.) — the space between a sarcastic comment and the person who doesn’t understand it.
I’m sorry, but what sort of stupid asshole question was that anyway? Grrrr Then to take your smart ass remark seriously was the height of idiocy. I can’t believe you have to put up with this shit. Okay, I grew up in LA… around my mother who was a movie mag fanatic… so I can believe it. It’s gotten worse, I think. If it makes you feel any better, as a victim of incest as a child, I was incensed by the question, not your answer.
Cheers.
You know, the big difference between your life and my life is that no one is following me around with a camera. OK… that and your general level of fabulousness and the fact that when I put on the metal bikini I look more like Jabba. But besides that we are practically twins seperated at birth.
We all have our smart ass moments. And let’s face it…the dumber the question the more likely we are to respond in a smart ass way. Like anybody has a serious discussion about incest on their way to their car while being followed by the papparazzi. What were they expecting?
There isn’t anything to forgive, and even if there was… To be human is divine…forgiveness is just part of the equation.
Let s see… creating a not for profit public health care option won’t add to our deficit? <—-lie
The healthcare plan won’t apply to 12-20 million illegal immigrants? If it pertains to citizens, and you believe there should be a “pathway to citizenship”, which the President does, then it is a lie. The whole speech was a Reagan conservative speach wrapped around socialism, and full of lies.
HAHAHAHHAHA That is fucking hysterical!
H Carrie,
OK, I just saw THE VIDEO. Couldn’t hear a lot of what you were saying. Just heard the idiot, unfortuantely. I’m guessing you played it again and again in your own head, and it now seems much worse to you than it actually is.
Listen, just feel what you need to feel, but no more….not about that.
Hi,
Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Have a nice day
AlexAxe
great post thank you
Somehow its always gratifying to see those cameraguys get their asses handed to them (verbally, of course)
Watched the video and laughed quite heartily
Those guys deserve the snark — what the heck kind of a question is that, anyway? I would really like to know where they come up with these things… is it, perhaps, one of those internet translators that converts Chinese into English, with hilarious results???
You’ve got nothing to apologize for, miss
-j
the joke is on the media outlets who harangue celebrities then publish obviously sarcastic shit like it is real.
Look… I lost Facebook friends because I wondered out loud why Mickey Rooney won’t just DIE already. I then apologized, more because I was worried about what people thought more than anything (”Why would you want anyone to die?” “How hate-filled that is!”)… fuck them. Never apologize, unless you call the President a liar during his speech.
you rule Carrie!..I just read your blog on Perez Hilton, and thought it was the greatest! Your writing skills are your best revenge. Very well done.
By the way, I met you about 15 years ago. I was a Fedex driver. I met a lot of celebrities on that job, but you were definitely the coolest…..
Hang in there and continue to not take any sh%t!!
carrie, i thought what you said was funny. i thought it was obvious.
I have to admit, being a foreigner, the name carrie fisher does ring a bell but there has never been a face to the name and vica versa. But after reading your recent blogpost through various other media outlets, first time i post about these trivial subjects, you need to have a good on you comment! One more than u already got. Never saw another post so honestly getting your own position to that world and in the same saying F off with a wink and still making a point.
After this the name Carrie Fisher, with the face, will be assosiated with a kick ass humour and insight most celebs no matter status usually can never attain. Go on being human!!! love it, and truly inspiration how to deal with the banal things of life.
Much applauds from sweden
Truly hope that that last comment in an awkward way will be a compliment to you
I totally got the jist of your reply to that douchebag. Instead of freedom of speech, we’ve become the “anything you say can and will be exploited to our advantage for your embarassment” country. The appreciation for nuance and sarcasm is dead in mass media.
Go you for trying to keep sarcasm alive! I would if I could, but for some reason I always sound completely honest when I’m going for sarcasm. Screw ‘em for not getting you. But, like someone else posted, at least they’re still following you!
Carrie,
As an actual victim of incest, I thought your answer to the most revolting question ever was totally apropos, terribly clever, hilarious, and exactly what that turd of a paparazzi deserved. Kudos sista.
–Joy
go further
dense idiots like this need sarcasm lit up in neon for them to get it
next time ~> ‘Oh Pappy was great but the farm animals were so much better…’
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the best information for twits like this, is misinformation. Say something totally quotable, then the next time, completely reverse your position, say the exact opposite. The public will very soon get the message that information about Carrie Fisher from some sources, just isn’t reliable… for those who cant be bothered digging through the BS for the truth… who cares.
Alternatively
Sit down and dream up some some patented but believable untruths, which might have a chance of flying if they don’t bother to do their homework, (and lets face it, jerks like these are lazy…). When they go to press with these… you can have a good laugh at their expense when you go to a proper news source and embarrass them. For this particular example, you need a nice fake step sister to have lots of illicit sex with…
With any luck, they’ll get the message that Carrie is pure poison when it comes to sound bytes and quotes they can sell…
Ah, I really wouldn’t worry about what people think, I didn’t even know about the outburst because luckily I got rid of cable. I do wonder at the pressure you must feel with cameras following your every move. I’m just a pharmacy technician, and I couldn’t imagine having to deal with the strain of always being followed, or “oh, there’s another camera” all the time. So, yeah, I could see you saying a sarcastic remark, I probably would have said something similar, especially when a question like that pops up out of nowhere.
i wish I could have been there.
You don’t need to apologize to anyone, that assanine fuckhead should be the one kissing your ass. You answered a stupid question with a stupid answer. it’s fine. don’t beat youreself up aout it.
Brevity is not one of my strong points..nor is censoring myself…I have to agree, Carrie, “fuck those assholes.” No forgiveness needed. A statue needs to be erected (no…Dr. Freud is out, thank you) in your honor at Rockefeller Center. Or how about a postage stamp? You deserve both…and more…never censor yourself or curb your enthusiasm…keep shocking America…we on the sidelines who love you are “laughing all the way.” Merry Christmas.
You don’t need to apologize to anyone, that assanine fuckhead should be the one kissing your ass. You answered a stupid question with a stupid answer. it’s fine. don’t beat youreself up aout it.
I love the way you put it on this one. Definitely gave me a chuckle during my busy day. 5+.
*runs and hides from the mob of adoring Carrie Fisher fans who will lambaste me (a form of cruel and unusual punishment) for not doing enough hero worship*