Michael J Fox admits he was such a jerk when he found fame people wanted to slap him
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Michael J Fox has admitted he was a jerk when he found fame.
The Parkinsons-stricken Back to the Future and Spin City star, 61, said even though it is nice people now think of him as a hero for his battle against, and fundraising for research into, the disease, his behaviour when he hit the big time was so out of order the people around him wanted to give him a slap.
He said in a cover interview for next weeks issue of Variety magazine, out Wednesday 17 May: I was a jerk. You just want to slap me. You just want to go, Shut up, sit down, have a Diet Coke and relax and sit in the corner.
He humbly added about people now thinking hes heroic: Its just a nice way of people letting me know they are moved by my acceptance of things and by the way that Ive tried to make a difference.
But no matter how much I sit here and talk to you about how Ive philosophically accepted it and taken its weight, Parkinsons is still kicking my a**. I wont win at this. I will lose.
Michael, who has four children with his wife, Tracy Pollan, 62, credits his loved ones for pulling him through times, adding about how he has managed not to sink into depression: My family. My family pulled me out.
Michael, who retired from acting in 2020, was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 1991 the year after Back to the Future Part III was released and his symptoms include involuntary shaking, slow movement, as well as stiff and inflexible muscles.
Despite admitting he is realistic about the fact he will lose his fight against Parkinsons, he said about remaining optimistic: Im still happy to join the day and be a part of things. I just enjoy the little math problems of existence.
I love waking up and figuring that stuff out and at the same time being with my family.
My problem is I fall down. I trip over things and fall down and break things. And thats part of having this.
But I hope that, and I feel that, I wont break as many bones tomorrow. So thats being optimistic.
Originally published on celebretainment.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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