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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Happy Birthday to Carrie Fisher, who would have been 62 today. (1956–2016)

“I call myself the keeper of Leia now, and I feel like that movie is my family and is a part of me, It allows me to connect with my mom in such a special way that I’m really lucky to have. It’s like a family reunion. I feel like she’s really with me when I do that role, I feel like not only is my mom with me, she is me and I am her, I feel like I channel her every day; I try to be as eccentric and open and funny and as full of life as I can be. She used to say, ‘If life isn’t funny, then it’s just true, and that’s unacceptable.’ And that’s something I think about every day and that’s what I try to do: stay positive and enjoy every day. Be a yes person… to fun stuff, of course.“ Billie Lourd photographed for J Brand jeans by Tasya Van Ree (December 2018).