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'Star Wars': Carrie Fisher's complicated relationship with beloved franchise

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The late Carrie Fisher had a love/hate relationship with the franchise that defined her career, "Star Wars." Fisher – who died in 2016 at age 60 from a heart attack – will be honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, or "Star Wars Day." Fisher played Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, from 1977 to 1983, before reprising the role for its sequel trilogy in 2015 and again in 2017.

She was outspoken prior to her death about her struggle with simultaneously loving the iconic film franchise and also wishing she had turned down the offer.

Here is a snapshot of some of Fisher's most memorable comments about "Star Wars." Having regrets Fisher was known to be an open book.

In 2008, the actress made an appearance on the "Today" show where she explained to the hosts that if she would have known how big of a hit "Star Wars" would become, she would have never said yes to the role of Princess Leia. "I would never have done it.

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