Carrie Fisher’s advice to Daisy Ridley includes “no slave bikinis”
As part of the seemingly endless cycle of press for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens (perhaps you’ve heard of this small indie film?), Interview magazine has brought together Carrie Fisher and Daisy Ridley, the two actors who represent the original and newest women stars of the franchise, respectively. Given instructions to interview one another, it mostly consists of Fisher making Ridley laugh, with periodic musings about the beloved film series in which they both appear. However, Fisher also gives Ridley some advice, the most direct of which involves avoiding getting stuck with a certain iconic bikini ensemble. To wit:
RIDLEY: They always talk about how you’re a sex symbol, and how do I feel about that. [Fisher sighs.] I’m not a sex symbol! [Laughs.]
FISHER: Listen! I am not a sex symbol, so that’s an opinion of someone. I don’t share that.
RIDLEY: I don’t think that’s the right—