When Carrie Fisher tragically passed away this year, hearts broke around the world. She was beloved not just by her Star Wars fans, but by her famous friends in Hollywood who publicly professed their candid and heartfelt tributes. Try not to shed a tear as you read through this and realize how unique this icon really was.
1. Steven Spielberg
“I have always stood in awe of Carrie. Her observations always made me laugh and gasp at the same time. She didn’t need The Force. She was a force of nature, of loyalty and of friendship. I will miss her very much.”
2. Dan Aykroyd
“I grew up as a simple Catholic kid … so you can imagine how much of a privilege and honor it was for me to have known this one-off, broke-the-mold woman as a great friend.”
3. Tina Fey
“Carrie Fisher meant a lot to me. Like many women my age, Princess Leia occupies about sixty percent of my brain at any given time. But Carrie’s honest writing and her razor-sharp wit were an even greater gift. I feel so lucky that I got to meet her. I’m very sad she is gone.”
4. George Lucas
“Carrie and I have been friends most of our adult lives. She was extremely smart; a talented actress, writer and comedienne with a very colorful personality that everyone loved.”
5. Sharon Horgon
“Carrie was my friend. It took me three series but I got her in the end. She was the most generous, fun, gifted, smart, kind, funny funny funny person I’ve ever met. She certainly wasn’t ready to go. I’m so glad we became pals. I’m so devastated at her loss. I want to write about her more but I can’t process yet.”
6. Mark Hamill
“The lengths I would go to hear her laugh — there were no limits. I loved her and loved making her laugh. She would do these crazy things and make me do these crazy things, but I really don’t think they were crazy after all. In a way, it was a defense mechanism for her. She was so off the wall, she could use it as protection. Part of what was so poignant about her was that she was vulnerable, that there was this glimmer of a little girl that was so appealing and it roused the protective nature in my personality.”
7. Harrison Ford
“Carrie was one-of-a-kind…brilliant, original. Funny and emotionally fearless,” he told Us. “She lived her life, bravely…My thoughts are with her daughter Billie, her mother Debbie, her brother Todd, and her many friends. We will all miss her.”
8. Billie Lourd
“Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist. There are no words to express how much I will miss my Abadaba and my one and only Momby. Your love and support means the world to me.”
9. Daisy Ridley
Devastated at this monumental loss. How lucky we all are to have known her, and how awful that we have to say goodbye.
