The 37-year-old "Game of Thrones" star, who first watched Star Wars when she was six, said she loves playing strong women characters, reported People magazine.
"I loved Princess Leia, and that even in my infant mind I remember thinking, 'She's a different kind of woman to the women I see in films'. I've been lucky enough to play a couple of parts of women who are very driven and somewhat unconventional. I love playing women who kick ass!," Christie said.
"I said, 'I feel that perhaps watching you planted a seed in my mind.' To which Fisher joked, 'I did actually plant a seed in your mind. It's true.' She's incredible," she added.