Mark Hamill is reflecting on his sibling-like relationship with his late costar Carrie Fisher. Mark, 72, and Carrie were siblings in the Star Wars trilogy, but they were "brother and sister in more than one way" in real life too, Mark explained to E! News on September 10, 2024, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The actor, who portrayed Luke Skywalker, told the news outlet that one of the reasons why Carrie was like a sister to him was because in addition to having many positive interactions with each other, "we would fight, too."
"And then, days later, it was all forgotten," he added. Carrie, who portrayed Princess Leia, died in 2016, and Mark is still grieving.
Mark told E! News that Carrie "was marvelous, and losing her was something that I still haven’t gotten over."
He also told the outlet what he would say to her if he could speak to her today. "I love you and I miss you," Mark said.
Although Mark and Carrie shared a close relationship with each other, they did not always stay in touch. There was a period of time in which they were not in contact. In 2017, Mark told E! News that he regrets that now. He also regrets not being there for his "niece" Billie Lourd, who is Carrie's daughter.
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At the time, he told the outlet that Billie, 32, reminds him of her mom and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds. "There is so much of Carrie in her and so much of Debbie Reynolds in her," Mark told the publication.
After Carrie's death, Mark wrote a tribute to her for The Hollywood Reporter. In the essay, Mark wrote that Carrie was "so committed to joy and fun and embracing life" and "making her laugh was always a badge of honor" for him.
"The lengths I would go to hear her laugh — there were no limits. I loved her and loved making her laugh," he wrote at the time. The ups and downs in their relationship made it feel like they "were a family."
"When you were in her good graces, you couldn’t have more fun with any person on the planet. She was able to make you feel like you were the most important thing in her life," Mark wrote.
"And then you could go 180 degrees opposite, where you were furious with one another and wouldn't speak for weeks and weeks," he continued. "But that’s all part of what makes a relationship complete. It’s not all one-sided. Like I say, she was a handful. She was high maintenance. But my life would have been so much drabber and less interesting if she hadn’t been the friend that she was."
