--- title: "10 I can Quotes By Carrie Fisher" description: "10 I can quotes by Carrie Fisher. Plus more from Carrie Fisher and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/carrie-fisher-927_arena_i-can-t-say-that-period-talk-is-my-favor_1712536.jpg" --- > [I can't say that period talk is my favorite bonding arena. But I also think it's sort of funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-can-t-say-that-period-talk-is-my-favorite-bonding-arena-but-i-also/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e5/carrie-fisher-927_arena_i-can-t-say-that-period-talk-is-my-favor_1712536.jpg) > [I can like men who are a little light in the loafers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-can-like-men-who-are-a-little-light-in-the-loafers/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/carrie-fisher-927_i-can_i-can-like-men-who-are-a-little-light-in_1348401.jpg) > [All I can say is that when millions of plastic dolls of you are being sold each day and an equal number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/all-i-can-say-is-that-when-millions-of-plastic-dolls-of-you-are-being/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/carrie-fisher-927_bounds_all-i-can-say-is-that-when-millions-of-p_1132457.jpg) > [I would rather not watch myself in movies. I enjoy the experience, but I won't really see the film until they're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-would-rather-not-watch-myself-in-movies-i-enjoy-the-experience-but/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/carrie-fisher-927_another-time_i-would-rather-not-watch-myself-in-movie_1209273.jpg) > [I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-am-mentally-ill-i-can-say-that-i-am-not-ashamed-of-that-i-survived/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/carrie-fisher-927_ashamed_i-am-mentally-ill-i-can-say-that-i-am-no_1672212.jpg) > [ I must say I can appreciate it when males are very male. Like Harrison \[Ford\], for instance. He's pretty butch. I guess… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-must-say-i-can-appreciate-it-when-males-are-very-male-like-harrison/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/carrie-fisher-927_appreciate_i-must-say-i-can-appreciate-it-when-male_302978.jpg) > [I've often said to myself, "Thank God I can write, 'cause this is hilarious." I actually wanted to go into all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-ve-often-said-to-myself-thank-god-i-can-write-cause-this-is/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/carrie-fisher-927_book_i-ve-often-said-to-myself-thank-god-i-ca_1910604.jpg) > [I love the idea of God, but it's not stylistically in keeping with the way I function. I would describe myself as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-love-the-idea-of-god-but-it-s-not-stylistically-in-keeping-with-the/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/carrie-fisher-927_agnostic_i-love-the-idea-of-god-but-it-s-not-styl_369379.jpg) > [One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/one-of-the-great-things-to-pretend-is-that-you-re-not-only-alright/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/carrie-fisher-927_alright_one-of-the-great-things-to-pretend-is-th_635660.jpg) > [I rarely think about my childhood. It's a slippery thing I can't keep hold of for long - it slithers out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-rarely-think-about-my-childhood-it-s-a-slippery-thing-i-can-t-keep/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/carrie-fisher-927_absence_i-rarely-think-about-my-childhood-it-s-a_1581568.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## More by Carrie Fisher > [“I don’t just want you to like me, I want to be one of the most joy-inducing human beings that you’ve ever encountered. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-don-t-just-want-you-to-like-me-i-want-to-be-one-of-the-most-joy/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [It creates community when you talk about private things and you can find other people that have the same things. Otherwise, I don't know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/it-creates-community-when-you-talk-about-private-things-and-you-can/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [You can't find any true closeness in Hollywood, because everybody does the fake closeness so well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/you-can-t-find-any-true-closeness-in-hollywood-because-everybody-does/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [The only one who didn't know was George Lucas. We kept it from him, because we wanted to see what his face looked like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/the-only-one-who-didn-t-know-was-george-lucas-we-kept-it-from-him/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [I was born imagining myself with an apron on, with pies cooling on the window sill and babies crying upstairs. I thought that all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-was-born-imagining-myself-with-an-apron-on-with-pies-cooling-on-the/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [“If wishes were horses mine would be glue -”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/if-wishes-were-horses-mine-would-be-glue/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-think-of-my-body-as-a-side-effect-of-my-mind/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [“I thought you might supply some tenderness I lacked But out of all the things I offered you took my breath away and now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-thought-you-might-supply-some-tenderness-i-lacked-but-out-of-all/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/i-have-the-ability-occasionally-of-being-able-to-step-out-and-see-who/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [It creates community when you talk about private things and you can find other people that have the same things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/it-creates-community-when-you-talk-about-private-things-and-you-can-2/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [He's a very strange guy, my father. I can't get mad at him because he's so adorable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/he-s-a-very-strange-guy-my-father-i-can-t-get-mad-at-him-because-he-s/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [Sometimes I feel like I've got my nose pressed up against the window of a bakery, only I'm the bread.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/sometimes-i-feel-like-i-ve-got-my-nose-pressed-up-against-the-window/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [He doesn't move his face when he talks. His eyes are like shark eyes. Dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/he-doesn-t-move-his-face-when-he-talks-his-eyes-are-like-shark-eyes/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [“So it stood to reason that if I could disappoint my own father—if I couldn’t get my own father to love me enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/so-it-stood-to-reason-that-if-i-could-disappoint-my-own-father-if-i/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) > [Here's how men think. Sex, work - and those are reversible, depending on age - sex, work, food, sports and lastly, begrudgingly, relationships. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/here-s-how-men-think-sex-work-and-those-are-reversible-depending-on/) [Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-can/carrie-fisher/#itemlist", "name": "10 I can Quotes By Carrie Fisher", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't say that period talk is my favorite bonding arena. 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