Along with aging comes life experience, so in every way that is consistent with even being human, Leia has changed.
People want me to say that I'm sick of playing Leia and that it ruined my life. If my life was that easy to ruin, it deserved to be ruined.
I have been Princess Leia exclusively. It's been a part of my life for 40 years.
I've loved Leia and Han since I was seven years old. Getting a chance to tell some of their adventures? Mind-blowing on every level. I wish I could go back in time and high-five my baby self.
Honestly, I've been asking myself how it would feel to be Princess Leia since I was seven years old.
I used to have this fantasy when I was growing up where Princess Leia would be in the slave Leia costume and she would be in a vat of Breyer's ice cream. A recurring dream where I would eat my way to her.
The sad thing is, I never wanted to be Princess Leia - I always wanted to be Han Solo!
When Princess Leia hit the scene in 1977, she was a pretty formidable character.
I saw 'Star Wars' for the first time when I was four years old. Sure, I thought Princess Leia was awesome. But the character I identified with most was Luke Skywalker. I left the theater certain the Force was strong with me, that I could train to be a Jedi and wield a lightsaber just like Luke.
