Michael J. Fox says fame was “harder” in the 1980s
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Michael J. Fox shares his thoughts on how Hollywood has changed over the decades.
In a recent interview with the people Magazine, the Emmy Award-winning actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s after his roles in film Palmerston USA, Night court, Family ties And Back to the futurecompare the entertainment industry now to the time when it started.
“There’s an expression I made when they gave me an honorary Oscar — someone said to me the other day, ‘They were talking about getting this award and becoming famous and they said, ‘You’re famous in the ’80s,’” Fox recalls. “I thought, ‘Wow, this is great. The famous eighties. True, we were different.”
He added: “We were more strict.” We didn’t have social media, we didn’t have any of that crap. We were just famous. Leave to our own resources. And it was a great time.
the Spin City The alum was later asked if he thought fame back then was “harder” than it is today. “Well, you had to be talented. That helped,” he said in response.
“We used to bust our butts and our acting muscles and watch other actors and sit down with other actors and talk about acting and talk about acting,” Fox continued. “And now you have people saying, ‘Who’s your jacket? What’s your jacket that you’re wearing? What’s that dance step? And you’re the most famous person in the world.’
Fox stepped away from on-screen work in 2020 after being open about his struggles with his memory and remembering lines of dialogue due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease. However, he said Entertainment tonight Earlier this month, he wasn’t entirely opposed to taking on another acting role “if something happens that I can put my truths into – my challenges – if I can figure it out.”
the Back to the future part two The actor added that he is making his own Apple TV+ documentary for 2023 Still “It just happened” and it ended up being “a big thrill,” so “if someone offers me a role, and I do it, and I have a great time,” he says.
