Actor Chris Hemsworth, best known for playing Thor in the Marvel movies, has decided to slow down his acting career since he discovered he has a predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease. The news was revealed to Hemsworth in an episode of his new Disney+ docuseries Unlimitedwhere he discovered that his DNA contains two copies of the APOE4 gene, making his chance of developing the progressive neurological disorder eight to 10 times that of the average person.
Hemsworth told Vanity Fair the information made him want to take more time off work to be around with his family.
“It really triggered something in me to want to take time off,” she said, adding that she’s still in the midst of fulfilling the work obligations she’s contracted. “Now when I finish this tour this week, I’m going to go home and have a lot of free time and simplify. Being with the kids, being with my wife.”
He went on to add that filming an episode of Unlimited about death he made it clear to him that he “isn’t quite ready to go.” Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Patakithey share three children: 10-year-old India and 8-year-old twins Sasha and Tristan.
Hemsworth went on to say:
“Then you start talking about kids and family and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, they’re getting older, they’re growing up and I keep slapping another movie on top of another movie.’ Before you know it, they’re 18 and they’ve moved out, and I’ve lost my window.”
He also said he has become more comfortable turning down projects and is taking “a more curated approach” to job selection.
“If anything is going to distance me from my family and children, it has to be a positive, constructive and collaborative experience,” she said, adding, “I’m not talking about withdrawing in any way.”
This really is how anyone with a family should approach their career. Hemsworth is in a unique position to be able to slow down and reevaluate what’s important moving forward. I hope he is well and I hope the cure for Alzheimer’s is on the horizon.
via: United States Today
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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