A Force to Be Remembered: Mark Hamill Praises Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ Legacy Ahead of Walk of Fame Honor

variety.com:

Laura Prudom News Editor In her 2011 memoir, “Shockaholic,” Carrie Fisher opens with a quote from Jewish poet, playwright and paratrooper Hannah Senesh: “There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct.

There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.

They light the way for humankind.”  Self-deprecating to a fault, it’s unlikely Fisher would’ve ever referred to herself in such complimentary terms, but six years after her death, and soon to be bestowed with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, it’s impossible to ignore the way her brilliance continues to permeate our cultural consciousness, and how much dimmer the world seems without her.

Although she became synonymous with one undeniably iconic character, Fisher never allowed herself to be defined by playing Princess Leia Organa, the fearless and feisty — if sometimes questionably costumed — rebel leader she portrayed in George Lucas’ game-changing 1977 blockbuster “Star Wars” and its sequels, “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Three decades later, Fisher reprised her role when Disney revived the franchise for three new installments, “The Force Awakens,” “The Last Jedi,” completed before Fisher’s death, and “The Rise of Skywalker,” in which she posthumously appeared using archive footage.