0:08 ‘Postcards from the Edge’ from novel to movie
1:09 Making mother – daughter relationship the conflict
2:12 Writing about a conflict that didn’t happen
3:22 “My mother is the expert on what I should do”
4:58 On her role on the movie
6:00 Functioning on internal pressure
6:51 Impressions on Meryl Streep
8:12 “My personality is not who I am but what I do about who I am” | “Forgive me for not being as attractive as my mother”
11:07 “Little girl actress in Hollywood and all the abuse actresses take”
11:50 On preference on acting vs writing
12:25 Writer’s Angst and Typing vs Hand Writing
13:00 Getting friends to do cameos in the movie
14:16 From Princess to Friend
14:47 Novel vs Screenplay (Surrender the Pink)
15:28 Working with Mike Nichols compared to Steven Spielberg
16:20 “Are you at peace with Hollywood?”
17:25 “Are you happy with the facets of your career?”

In this MTV News interview from 1990, Carrie Fisher talks about the relationship with her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Subscribe to MTV News: https://goo.gl/cXCwIK

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