Mark Hamill Reveals the One Thing He Would Say to 'Sister' Carrie Fisher If She Was Still Here Today

Mar. 15, 2025

Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in 2014.Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty

Eight years after her death in 2016,Mark Hamillstill holds his late friendCarrie Fisherclose to his heart.The 72-year-old actor spoke about her impact and the profound loss withE! Newson Sept. 10 at theToronto International Film Festivalpremiere of his movieThe Wild Robot,saying he’s “never stopped missing her.”Hamill also revealed that given the chance, he would tell the actress, “I love you and miss you.“Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in 1980.Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty“When I hung out with Carrie, you were guaranteed to laugh all day,” he shared. “We were brother and sister in more than one way, where we would fight, too,” he continued. “And then, days later, it was all forgotten. She was marvelous, and losing her was something that I still haven’t gotten over.”Hamill and Fisher starred together in theStar Warstrilogy – starting with 1977’sStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.The pair played the long-lost twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, who join forces with the resistance to defeatDarth Vaderand his empire.The pair shared a decades-long friendship, along with their costarHarrison Ford— who played Han Solo — and eventually reconnected on-screen once again inStar Wars: The Force Awakensin 2015 andStar Wars: The Last Jeditwo years after that.Fisher diedof cardiac arrest in 2016 at the age of 60.The Last Jediwas released in 2017 – a year after her death – and her final film role was her brief appearance in 2019’sStar Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker, whichused unseen footage from her previous workto keep her story alive.Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in ‘Star Wars’ in 1977.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the years since, Hamill has done much to keep Fisher’s memory alive, too. He attended herWalk of Fame ceremonyin Hollywood alongside her daughterBillie Lourdback in May 2023, speaking in celebration of his friend.TheStar Warsactor read an excerpt of what he wrote for Fisher when she died, sharing, “Carrie was one of a kind who belonged to us all, whether we liked it or not. She was our princess, dammit.“He continued, “The actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fiercely independent and ferociously funny take-charge woman who took our collective breath away, determined and tough, but with a vulnerability that made you root for her and want her to succeed and be happy.”

Eight years after her death in 2016,Mark Hamillstill holds his late friendCarrie Fisherclose to his heart.

The 72-year-old actor spoke about her impact and the profound loss withE! Newson Sept. 10 at theToronto International Film Festivalpremiere of his movieThe Wild Robot,saying he’s “never stopped missing her.”

Hamill also revealed that given the chance, he would tell the actress, “I love you and miss you.”

Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in 1980.Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty

“When I hung out with Carrie, you were guaranteed to laugh all day,” he shared. “We were brother and sister in more than one way, where we would fight, too,” he continued. “And then, days later, it was all forgotten. She was marvelous, and losing her was something that I still haven’t gotten over.”

Hamill and Fisher starred together in theStar Warstrilogy – starting with 1977’sStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.The pair played the long-lost twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, who join forces with the resistance to defeatDarth Vaderand his empire.

The pair shared a decades-long friendship, along with their costarHarrison Ford— who played Han Solo — and eventually reconnected on-screen once again inStar Wars: The Force Awakensin 2015 andStar Wars: The Last Jeditwo years after that.

Fisher diedof cardiac arrest in 2016 at the age of 60.The Last Jediwas released in 2017 – a year after her death – and her final film role was her brief appearance in 2019’sStar Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker, whichused unseen footage from her previous workto keep her story alive.

Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill in ‘Star Wars’ in 1977.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the years since, Hamill has done much to keep Fisher’s memory alive, too. He attended herWalk of Fame ceremonyin Hollywood alongside her daughterBillie Lourdback in May 2023, speaking in celebration of his friend.

TheStar Warsactor read an excerpt of what he wrote for Fisher when she died, sharing, “Carrie was one of a kind who belonged to us all, whether we liked it or not. She was our princess, dammit.”

He continued, “The actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fiercely independent and ferociously funny take-charge woman who took our collective breath away, determined and tough, but with a vulnerability that made you root for her and want her to succeed and be happy.”

source: people.com