In a few more weeks, the Apple TV+ platform will premiere the original documentary ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’, which explores the actor’s successful career and his relationship with Parkinson’s disease.
Star of films such as ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Casualties of War’, he has been promoting the documentary on various programs in the United States, including CBS Sunday Morning.
In a chat with journalist Jane Pauley, Michel J. Fox praised the documentary’s producers and directors for their realistic and honest approach to his life. In addition, he took the opportunity to speak transparently about how he sees his future with this disease.
“Parkinson’s keeps knocking on the door of my life. I’m not going to lie, it’s getting more and more complicated. Each time is harder. Every day is a bigger fight, but that’s the way things are,” said the actor.
Fox, who is remembered mainly for his role as Marty McFly in the “Back to the Future” trilogy and the “Family Tie’s” series, recalled that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s when he was barely 29 years old.
A few months ago, he underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor that was located in his spine, later he had trouble walking, fell and broke several bones.
“Parkinson’s is something you die with, not something you die from. I’ve been thinking a lot about the mortality of that…I’m not going to be 80. I don’t think I’ll make it to 80.”
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However, the actor maintains his positivity and good vibes that have always characterized him over the years, including a biting sense of humor. That and his fight with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which he founded in 2000, are activities that keep him going.
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