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Film Icons: Steven Spielberg / Carrie Fisher

2024/8/31
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Carrie Fisher discusses her surprise at finding her Star Wars diaries, her initial unawareness of being a sex symbol, the challenges of being the only woman on a male-dominated set, and her affair with Harrison Ford during filming.
  • Fisher was initially unaware of her status as a sex symbol.
  • The Star Wars set was predominantly male, contributing to Fisher's feelings of isolation.
  • Fisher had a secret affair with Harrison Ford during the filming of Star Wars.
  • Ford was aware of Fisher's plan to publish her diaries and expressed concern.

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In 2022, E.T. and Jaws director Steven Spielberg talked about how he fell in love with film, and how he was afraid of everything as a kid. We'll also revisit our 2016 interview with actor Carrie Fisher about what it was really like to become a sex symbol as Princess Leia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)