Entertainment Weekly - Carrie Fisher on protecting the Star Wars legacy: 'I'm the custodian of Leia'
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Entertainment Weekly: How did it feel out there in front of that arena full of screaming fans? You’ve done this a lot over the years.
Carrie Fisher: I get self-conscious when I’m on stage. Like that, I’m standing next to a beautiful, very tall, very young girl [Ridley], and so I was thinking about that in the beginning, like they just wanted to do this to me. But the fans are great with this. They love this movie. It’s a huge part of their lives.
EW: I’m not sure how much you worked together, but did a bond form between you and Daisy on set?
Fisher: Yeah, I’ve been trying to help her. I’ve been warning her, that’s how I help people. [Laughs.] You know, ‘Get ready!’ Because there is an element of it which is frenzy. And I said to her, ‘Pay attention because you want to remember it.’
EW: That’s good advice, too. Because it can go by in a whirlwind.
Fisher: Yes! And it’s chaotic.
EW: That’s something Mark Hamill told me, that this new film is a chance to enjoy Star Wars in ways you guys couldn’t before. With more … perspective?
Fisher: It’s extraordinary that they’re doing it at all. Imagine doing Gone with the Wind with Hattie McDaniel 30 years down the line.
EW: Before this, is Leia a character that you had kind of resigned to the past? That you were sure you were done with?
Fisher: I can’t. [Laughs.] It’s me. I’m the custodian of Leia. I keep her in my bag!
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