‘She was something else.
I met only one Carrie Fisher.
She was so take-charge that she made Harrison Ford and me look like a couple of chumps.
Carrie was an inspiration for young girls and women everywhere.
Some of the things she told me that first night were brutal assessments of her father and stepfather.
You think, Should she be telling me this?
Carrie didnt just take you into her confidence, she bulldozed you into her confidence.
Thats funny because if you confided in Carrie, you were guaranteed it was going to be everywhere.
She had no vault.
She was only 19 when I met her.
It seemed like shed lived many, many lives.
To an extent she was, but she was so much more than that.
Hilarious, and dark, and sardonic.
You got a kind of contact high with her.
It was an accomplishment to be able to make her laugh.
We were the closest Harrison Ford, Carrie and I on the first film.
The only predictability about Carrie was her unpredictability.
She could be infuriating.
But that was just her.
You accepted the whole package.
So coming back forThe Force Awakenswas a real gift.
We could reconnect in a meaningful way.
She was very open about how scary it was.
But I thought she looked fantastic, and so dignified.
And thats what these stories deal with: Life and death, renewal and hope.
I loved her guts and she drove me crazy.
We really were like a brother and sister.
Im still trying to process this.
I cant think of her in the past tense.
I feel so devastated that I cant imagine what Carries daughter Billie or her brother Todd are going through.
It was too soon.
She was something else.
I met only one Carrie Fisher.
I dont expect to meet another.
