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“If my portrait of my co-star as smug, scruffy-looking nerf herder went well enough, Harrison could unexpectedly (but gently and responsibly) leave his wife and marry me (in an unsentimental, tasteful way), and we would subsequently astonish everyone- including ourselves-by remaining together for the rest of our whoever died first’s life. And all because I dared to do an imitation of him, for him, in the pub one night! That was the beginning of him realizing that I was the only person with whom he felt comfortable enough to be, well, still uncomfortable, but now at peace with finding the world uncomfortable.” - The Princess Diarist (x)

Carrie and Harrison in London during the filming of Empire Strikes Back, 1979.

“The captain, otherwise known as Harrison Ford, had been spending a couple of days in New York en route home after completing ‘Hanover Street’ in London. ‘The main reason I stopped here was that I wanted to see this young lady,’ pointing to Carrie Fisher, the demure but spunky Princess Leia of ‘Star Wars,’ the film that transformed them from obscure young performers into celebrities of cosmic scope.” -- The Ledger, June 15th, 1978

“In fact, what happened was Harrison and I both began to drink and at some point early on I said, “Do you want to see me do an imitation of you?” Harrison didn’t walk, he swaggered, like John Wayne in slow motion – taking his seemingly bad attitude for a walk. To depict this, I moved out of sight and after a moment reappeared, strolling as he strolled, sauntering my way into whatever fresh hell I found myself. I’d become him, disenchanted Lord Ford, master of all he surveyed. I hadn’t looked at Harrison yet to see how my portrayal of him was going over – too busy appearing indifferent and impatient with my surroundings. As I continued to portray his inner monologue, I finally let at least one of my eyes slide wearily to his face and saw that he was not only laughing, he was laughing that silent and hard laugh reserved for true enthusiasm. Almost 40 years later, I still think of it as one of the greater moments of my life.”

Harrison and Carrie at an autograph party in 1977 (via).

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”Fisher made no secret of the fact that she was almost overwhelmed when she first set eyes on Harrison Ford. ‘You look at Harrison and you listen; he looks like he’s carrying a gun even if he isn’t. He’s this incredibly attractive male animal, in every sense of the word. This carpenter stud...’ she said. And: ‘I’ve never had that same impression of anyone else in my life. I knew he was going to be a star--someone on the order of Tracy or Bogart.’ Harrison and Fisher became inseparable on the set. Fisher, already on the verge of a drug problem that would driver her to the edge of self-destruction, smoked marijuana openly. Harrison, according to some, joined her. ‘They had a nice little relationship going there. Whenever anyone couldn’t find Harrison, you’d say, ‘Have you tried Carrie Fisher’s changing room?’ recalled Dave Prowse.” Fisher’s sense of humor, even at 19, made her a bone-dry doppelgänger for her leading man. ‘Those two were always going to get on,’ said Fred Roos. ‘They have the same cynical, jaded view of the world.’”

You and Mark have always been more accessible and ready to talk about [Star Wars] and Harrison’s a bit more quiet and reserved. Why do you think that is? | Fan Expo 2015.