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Tribute to a Princess
Toward the end of the panel George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy shared the stage to pay tribute to the late Carrie Fisher, whose death still stirs strong emotions from Star Wars followers. In what was one of the event's more touching moments (among many), Lucas spoke plainly about Fisher, an actress he clearly respected: "There are not very many people like her. They're one in a billion. She was absolutely perfect. She was the toughest one of the group. At the same time, she was fun to be with. She'll always be the princess who took command and never backed down, never was in jeopardy. She was always helping the other guys getting out of the messes they created. She was that character. She was very strong, very funny, very bold, very tough."
Toward the end of the panel George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy shared the stage to pay tribute to the late Carrie Fisher, whose death still stirs strong emotions from Star Wars followers. In what was one of the event's more touching moments (among many), Lucas spoke plainly about Fisher, an actress he clearly respected: "There are not very many people like her. They're one in a billion. She was absolutely perfect. She was the toughest one of the group. At the same time, she was fun to be with. She'll always be the princess who took command and never backed down, never was in jeopardy. She was always helping the other guys getting out of the messes they created. She was that character. She was very strong, very funny, very bold, very tough."
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