zombeesknees:

carriefishers:

“She has no friends, no family; her planet was blown up in seconds—along with her hairdresser—so all she has is a cause.  From the first film, she was just a soldier, front line and center.  The only way they knew to make the character strong was to make her angry.“ 
                -Carrie Fisher on Princess Leia, Rolling Stone (1983)

#that’s my favorite frakkin thing about leia  #how ANGRY she is  #i love how angry she is  #that she’s ALLOWED to be angry without being a shrill harpy bitch like so many angry female characters are  #her anger is part of her strength  #by god she’s so angry she will hold this rebellion together through sheer force of will  #she does not give a shit what you think  #(but i also love that her anger does not preclude her from being kind  #from being focused and calm and rational  #women are so rarely allowed to be all those things if they are angry  #their anger is supposed to make them crazy  #leia’s anger doesn’t maker her crazy  #it makes her focused  #it makes her determined