Carrie Fisher's "Star Wars" Dialogue | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

(Original Air Date: 4/9/94) Carrie Fisher explains her transition from "Star Wars" to screenwriting, the challenges with George Lucas' dialogue, and writing for her mother Debbie Reynolds.
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[@jacklowe3429]

This is how I like to remember Carrie Fisher. She was fantastic.

[@ManFromTheFizz]

Dang gonna make me cry 😅

[@Scripture-Man]

I will always remember her in her prime in the slave outfit :-)

[@ManFromTheFizz]

@@Scripture-Man Lolz what in the world XD

[@ManFromTheFizz]

@@Scripture-Man Are you a Christian?

[@thedude4672]

Gorgeous and witty

[@QuantumBraced]

Kudos to whoever does these transfers from analog SD. Excellent work, perfectly transferred, deinterlaced and upscaled. Looks as good as it can possibly look given the source.

[@herrbonk3635]

"analog SD"? Does "SD" stand for source data or something?

[@QuantumBraced]

@@herrbonk3635 No, standard definition.

[@herrbonk3635]

@@QuantumBraced I see, but what is meant by that exactly? American 525 lines NTSC video?

[@QuantumBraced]

@@herrbonk3635 Yes, NTSC analog video.

[@littlebumgorf]

Agree, it looks absolutely beautiful. I feel like I’m transported back to a simpler time

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

These old episodes felt a lot more intimate and less over produced. I think that's why I like his podcast more than his newer show episodes. Seeing Carrie here really brings back some good memories.

[@flipcitypinball6243]

The format was falling apart, because television was falling apart. I see it now. You're right. Shit had enough room to breathe back then.

[@mikem3779]

Had a similar thought watching. Was thinking how much more laid-back Conan seems in this one, where now his personality seems to come off as over-the-top. This is a throw-back to an era that is now gone. Feels like such a long time ago, but also feels refreshing to watch.

[@andrewflanders262]

Famous people were less guarded before the Internet was ubiquitous. Not just the lack of social media, but the lack of TMZ, Drudge Report, Perez Hilton and the like. You only had tabloids, and they would give you a chance to buy them off first.

[@Imgayactormichaeldouglas]

​@@mikem3779That's how Conan was before Andy left the show. Once he was on his own he visibly became less comfortable and started forcing more humor, doing crazy voices and other things to entertain the audience.

[@nikkio.9990]

2 of my favorite people having a conversation. Conan Obrien and Carrie Fisher, this is gold

[@M_Baker9ersFan]

Both are unique and awesome

[@codythomas1450]

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were absolutely beautiful. Loved em both and they're dearly missed R.I.P Queens

[@shanewayney]

I feel like Conan has a ton of respect for her and is a little nervous while talking to her.

[@EtoCobra]

He was a rookie interviewer, he was nervous in most interviews anyway.

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

Wouldn’t you be too? Or anyone, for that matter

[@Pixelhorizon]

At that time, I think Conan handled it very well. From what I´ve seen of Carrie she´s very "real" and that makes other people more comfortable.

[@ChristianAVS]

I mean, Carrie Fisher

[@_Refurbished_]

Probably his crush from forever.

[@kowalski5599]

Always liked Carrie Fisher, intellectual, funny, the whole package, gone way too soon. We miss you Carrie.

[@inyobill]

like so many legends.

[@Eman-vp5wk]

I remember her being more bright than she appears in this interview.

[@inyobill]

@@Eman-vp5wk Everyone has off days. She battled dome real demona late in her life, I suspect you know.

[@arosha1]

Carrie Fisher always "perched" in chairs.

[@Wayzor_]

Cocaine.

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

My lap would have been welcome.

[@WilmerCook]

Because her feet would hit the floor. She's 4_11

[@thedude4672]

I find it sexy

[@NintendoMusicEnjoyer]

just like Jiminy glick

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

8 years gone but never forgotten!

[@josephedwards8604]

She was unique and f'n awesome! A pretty rare combo! Always our Princess!

[@Wayzor_]

Who loved cocaine.

[@tupac1971ever]

​​​@@Wayzor_ lots of people did/do but there's only 1 princess Lea, so what's your point? Just trying to speak negatively about the dead?

[@ajlbeer]

Argh, these fleeting, wonderful, moments in time. Thank goodness we can watch so many of them again.

[@tonydann-w1c]

Hollywood stars like this will never die...they will live within our screens forever.

[@PortraitsofHistory]

She was amazing. Love to hear her honesty.

[@hotmonkeyfilms]

She’s so vibrant, witty, and beautiful here, and then it hits me that she is no longer here. What a loss not having her around.

[@McSMACKthe1st]

“Elvis Hitler” is a phrase that I will never forget. 😂😅😂

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Her wit was up there with Frank Zappa

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

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[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

There you go. Elvis Hitler was played on college radio stations in the 1980's in between the Dead Kennedys and local bands.

[@stephenkehl7158]

Bill Hitler was Der Furher’s half nephew. Born a British citizen, he moved to Germany and tried blackmailing Uncle Adolph with allegations about Jewish ancestry, but wisely got the hell out of Germany when Hitler asked him to renounce his British citizenship. He found himself touring the US after publication of a magazine article, “Why I Hate My Uncle”, when Poland was invaded. Bill petitioned FDR to let him serve in the US Navy, and was eventually accepted in 1944.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 And John Cougar Concentration Camp

[@anonamouse.p4115]

2016 was the year we lost BOWIE, PRINCE, GEORGE MICHAEL (so many others) and then CARRIE FISHER and DEBBIE REYNOLDS her Mum. Her presence was charismatic and Conan here gives praise to her wide range Creativity. She was a FORCE without STAR WARS. Rest in Power, beautiful one x!

[@charliegrs]

And Lemmy too :(

[@anonamouse.p4115]

@@charliegrs LENMY indeed, there were so many Greats that year, *sigh*

[@cactaceous]

Leonard Cohen died in 16 as well.

[@stispade]

and Alan Rickman

[@northernpunx1978]

@@charliegrsLemmy died 2015 near his 70th birthday. But it started the death spiral to post art boredom.

[@kinja73]

Dang, Conan and Carrie lookin' so young! Man, I miss her. Crazy to think this interview took place only eleven years after Return of the Jedi.

[@TheLordcasio]

Damn, Carrie Fisher had so much to give us and Hollywood blew it.

[@dstevens518]

You definitely get the impression there's a ton of ideas rattling around in her head that, like she said, never made it to the final cut. Maybe ahead of her time? Margot Robbie and Jennifer Aniston have their own production companies and are making their own movies today, like Barbie.

[@ShaunHensley]

Is it Hollywood shot her down or is it that she didn’t quite tie all the ends up consistently? I do agree there is something there, but I also get the feeling that she lets ideas kinda die in her.

[@voiceovershill7620]

She was a brilliant woman. I’ll always be grateful for her performance as Princess Leia.

[@inyobill]

Despite the whiny Luke character, saved the series.

[@voiceovershill7620]

@@inyobill she had an excellent dynamic with Harrison Ford

[@NuntiusLegis]

@@inyobill Showing some emotions doesn't mean whiny.

[@inyobill]

@@voiceovershill7620 True that, another legend, IMHO.

[@inyobill]

@@NuntiusLegis oh. ok. So, you don't believe I saw emotions from the other characters? Or are you implying I see them also as whiny?

[@ratkinzluver33]

Her death absolutely devastated me. An icon and a legend. RIP.

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

And the next day her mom died. Just devastating.

[@cookiestar3069]

What a delight. Love her sense of humor.

[@kevinhorne9643]

What a Woman! So much personality, charm and Wit! 💔

[@brianstraight9308]

Never seen this, and I watched Conan in this era, and Carrie Fisher is really great and just... "Everything" in it.

[@wilcox660]

This was just lovely to see!

[@Paul_G73]

Amazing woman so she was.

[@stargazerlaurent6780]

Wow man, she looked good here

[@ThePoorBoy]

Carrie was a genuinely talented and charming person. I was born the year that The Empire Strikes Back came out, so she was such a big part of my childhood. That said, I didn't crush on her during my childhood years like I crushed on Kim Basinger, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jennifer Connelly. But after Carrie passed away, I found myself watching many of her old interviews and crushing on her big time. She will forever be missed...

[@texaswunderkind]

The first time I met my future wife I thought she looked like Carrie Fisher. I was hooked.

[@MikeL-7]

My all time dream lady.

[@ashrithreddy5967]

May the fourth be with you all, happy Star Wars Day!

[@jessmanuel540]

Damn. Carrie Fisher was so gorgeous

[@cristianmicu]

such an original, spontaneic person

[@trybeingnice]

Simply Wooow.

[@Inthatgoodway]

She was so charismatic. A je ne sais qoius that is usually claimed by a romantic.Phenomenal presence in everything she worked on.

[@ThatsOnYoutube]

Je Ne Sais Qoius that's my favorite Jedi!

[@NuntiusLegis]

@@ThatsOnKZbin She should have been a Jedi, fu** the "woke" shouters.

[@danfred7127]

Hey I recognize her. That's Tom Hanks' wife in the movie "The Burbs"! When I see Carrie Fisher, that's the first movie that comes to my mind, of course.

[@paulnolan4971]

It's Jedi. You fool NO ONE lol

[@mjaminp]

Blues Brothers!

[@andrewlivingston1590]

I saw The Burbs more often than Star Wars growing up. For me, I think, it’s at least half-unironically true.

[@thewomble1509]

@@andrewlivingston1590 You need to watch Shampoo.Small cameo but well worth it.

[@taccamine8312]

Yeah...But I'm trying to figure out what that "iron bikini" comment was about? 🤔

[@drebatista]

What a gorgeous, funny woman.

[@jackbundy4788]

I miss Carrie

[@AndrewWerner-h8d]

She was beautiful

[@pittsky]

Carrie Fisher is a smoke show. Love her.

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

She was SEXY, man! So confident in her own skin, yet doesn’t take herself too seriously. Can be the butt of her own joke. She was awesome!

[@SniffyPoo]

wish Carrie was still around, she'd have so much to say about everything

[@Its_a_me_Bondo]

Carrie Fisher one of the coolest humans to ever walk the planet

[@christopherporter2459]

I miss her so much

[@HardRockMiner]

I love her! I love her more every time I see her!!

[@mandalorion]

I miss her so much.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

She had a quick wit

[@jgg75]

I still miss her.

[@Crusadekoala]

She was such a beautiful and funny person.

[@frankmacleod2565]

best princess ever

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

Okay, but the Doug Hitler thing is almost the actual backstory for Ben Solo. No one told him his grandfather was Darth Vader. He had to hear it on the news, and it turned him into the creep Kylo Ren.

[@timmitchell3870]

Carrie Fisher - the most genuine actress ever to grace Hollywood.

[@thechrisandmikeshow]

She was such a brilliant and talented woman. - Chris

[@gokhanersan8561]

Carrie Fisher and Margot Kidder were the two charismatic brunettes who made Leia and Lois believable on screen.

[@thewomble1509]

And both struggled with the same mental demons too..........................

[@Ruylopez778]

Yes, great comment! Never really thought of the two as a comparison, but both so iconic

[@evcass69]

RIP Princess

[@lvbandmore]

Wow, back then I was too young to realize that she is absolutely gorgeous. Wow. And cool.

[@d.d.5633]

Aww.. So lovely.

[@michaelkopacz6324]

She was cool. She always gave me the impression of being highly intelligent. Also, she was a very good singer.

[@trunkmonkey9417]

She was something else. In spite of her struggles, she was honest and frank about things. But she died on her terms, drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra...

[@taccamine8312]

She was such an astonishing lady. Beautiful, witty and intelligent! Probably too much to handle for most of her lovers self-esteem.

[@danielh9844]

I remember reading in an article when the first Star Wars came out that she said the cast would often threaten to torture George Lucas by tieing him up and reading him lines from his script. 😂 From then on I didn't see her just as stunningly beautiful, but also as scathingly funny.

[@williamogrady8216]

Carrie's a consummate comedian. Not many people can make me really laugh. She can. Way fun.

[@danoconnell1833]

Carrie is a true star. Now I want to see the 'hilarious bits with the big ugly slug' outtakes.

[@ScottyColoradoKid]

watch her on the Craig Ferguson show appearances...they adored each other and have such a hoot together

[@123ezd]

Man I forgot how cozy the original brown set was

[@redpanda666]

I have to wonder… did Carrie drink from Conan’s mug? There’s one on the side table, like it’s put there for a guest.. she keeps eyeing it when she takes a sip like she’s expecting to be scolded or checking if it’s vodka or something 😂

[@allendracabal0819]

The guest's mug is usually on the host's desk. It could be Andy Richter's mug on the left.

[@thetramp123]

God, she rules.

[@Tranceplant82]

She was so good. We miss her. RIP

[@sunkiis]

HAPPY STAR WARS DAY CARRIE REST IN PEACE CARRIE IT IS TOO BAD YOU DO NOT GET CELEBRATE STAR WARS DAY

[@daltysmilth]

One of the few good things about the Star Wars sequels was they very obviously allowed Carrie to put a lot more of herself into Leia. Especially in terms of her wit and humor.

[@PauLtus_B]

She's very easy to like in those movies. Shame she didn't actually get to finish her performance.

[@tbecker97204]

*"Postcards From The Edge",* translated into an amazing film.

[@leeatkin9583]

'They don't wear bra's in space'.....or on chat shows either 🤣🤣RIP the beautiful Carrie Fisher 🥰

[@Meerhamzajadoon]

I Really Enjoyed Old Television Shows As Compared To Today Show So Pure.

[@HahaDamn]

God she was stunning

[@somarriba333]

I had no idea she wrote and punched up scripts until after she passed away. Imagine if she punched up the prequels and had a better sequel trilogy. She was great in Family Guy too as Peter's boss. Man, I wish she was still here.

[@YodatheHobbit]

One of them was Attack of the Clones.

[@somarriba333]

@@YodatheHobbit Geez! THAT'S the worst one. Imagine how much worse it would have been if she didn't punch it up.

[@somarriba333]

@@Ruylopez778 That means there is a worse version of "I wish I could just wish away my feelings" out there.

[@davidmurphy8236]

Because I’ve only ever known her as Princess Leia, that’s the only person I hear when Carrie talks ❤

[@spider-mantobeymaguirefanc9469]

rip Carrie Fisher

[@spenser9908]

Damn, she still looked hot as fuck even in the 90's.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

AND she had the personality, talent & sense of humor to go along with her stunning looks...that's the whole package right there, sir.

[@jonathanfarley2023]

I was surprised to see how attractive she was.

[@DanFlashes99]

Not surprising, she was only in her 30s here

[@willrothfuss8470]

Yes, she was still in her 30s. She actually looks a lot older.

[@BillyBob-xi9ih]

@@DanFlashes99but she was doing a bunch of drugs

[@docdaytona108]

She was the whole package. And from a more…civilized age.

[@thewomble1509]

The Hollywood she grew up in was far from civilized, they just knew how to hide it.

[@Losrandir]

Carrie Fisher just feels as such a close soul, it's hard to explain. And no, I don't mean the Force. I can't help to like that woman.

[@mordicaiknode]

My princess.

[@michaelbohrer4593]

She's beautiful here

[@drbuckley1]

Carrie was so toasted in this appearance.

[@J_C_Richard96]

Rest in Power, and nevertheless Happy May the 4th

[@paulhammons7077]

Good to see she is normal, a person 👍 with an idea 😅. Just like everyone else 😉

[@ianbauer4703]

Carrie was a National Treasure, deeply missed.

[@AngryRantsAndStuff]

Conan is so young here.

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Charm level 1000

[@soupful]

ESQUIRE Magazine was the that she didnt remember writing articles of rehab and drug addiction before Carrie was approached to write her first book titled "Postcards from the Edge".

[@BlastedBilly]

Makes me cry :(

[@BroJay_76]

How did Conan become LESS freckled over time?!

[@DoctorFurioso]

We need new Star Wars “restored editions” with Carrie Fisher’s ad libs.

[@DeadBattleEditz]

Carrie is pretty sharp with the jokes.. 😂

[@allendracabal0819]

She always was. Famous for that.

[@7eewilsmi127]

omg she looks so young here

[@bayanimiguelacebedo5491]

Imagine Carrie Fisher in a podcast today

[@mikegraham4255]

Hopefully the full interview is on here. Conan pretends to lose it when she get's more comfortable on the chair.

[@Drakus79]

I wish they adapted the Thrawn trilogy into films in the 90s. The actors were the right, none of them were dead yet. Lucas should have done the sequels before the prequels.

[@kevinhardy8997]

Saw her at Comic Expo Edmonton 3 months before she died, Everyone standing o'd😀

[@KickAssets]

What an amazing women! Don't meet many girls with beauty and spunk like that anymore

[@steveconn]

RIP Carrie

[@kojo7485]

May the 4th be with you ✨️ 🙏 💖 💕 ❤️ ♥️ Always 🎉❤😢