The actor Michael J. Fox He is one of the famous people who started fighting for his place in the Hollywood industry at a very young age. For this reason, his opinions are taken with great respect, as someone who understands very well the sacrifice involved in becoming “someone” in a world as competitive as that of film and television in the United States. And in a recent interview, the actor was very severe regarding the ambition for fame that he sees in the younger generations.
In a conversation with People magazine, Fox referred to the ’80s and commented: “There is an expression I heard when I was given an honorary Oscar, when someone told me: ‘You’re famous from the ’80s.’ And when they told me, I thought that was good because it’s true, we were different, we were tougher. We didn’t have social media or any of that shit.. We were simply famous, and thanks to our own means. And it was an incredible time.” And very clearly, later he stated: “You had to be talented, that always helped.”
Regarding current trends, Fox later expressed: “We were breaking our backs. We flexed our muscles as actors, watched other performers, asked them about their techniques and talked a lot about it. But now it turns out that there are people walking around asking you what brand of your sweater is or what some dance step is like, and with that they are already enough to be the most famous people in the world”.
Among many of the names that profess enormous respect for Fox, is none other than Martin Scorsese. On a very special evening held last year, the director of “Taxi Driver” gave a warm message to the interpreter.
In an evening that recognized the career of Michael Fox, Martin Scorsese had the opportunity to take the stage and speak about the actor’s legacy and the way it influenced his life. When reviewing his career, the director confessed that he felt “impacted by his energy and the strength of his presence” and remarked that “Michael was made for the cinema.”
“If you look at Michael’s filmography, pay attention to the number of projects he has done since his Parkinson’s diagnosis. And along that path, he not only started his own foundation, which received a lot of money for all kinds of research, but also became a real light for many people with Parkinson’samong whom is my wife, Helen. “Michael, your support meant the world to her and me,” Scorsese added.
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