Michael J. Fox has no time to feel sorry for himself. During the screening of the documentary, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”The 61-year-old actor opened up at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival earlier this week during a Q&A about being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and made his diagnosis public in 1998.
When asked how he was able to draw attention to the disease, “Return to the future” aforementioned : “I had no choice. That’s how it is. I have to give everything I have and these are not empty promises. I show up and do my best.”
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease that affects the nervous system and parts of the body controlled by nerves.
Michael J. Fox adds: “Compassion is a mild form of abuse. I can feel sorry for myself but I don’t have time to do it. There is something to be learned from all this, so let’s do it and move on. Something else.”
“My fans gave me life”said Michael J. Fox. “I wanted to give my time and my gratitude to these people who have done so much for me. It was great for me to hear what they had to say.”
The actor then said: “Parkinson sucks, but I’ve had a great life, thank you for that”. “I have no regrets‘, he continued.
South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, the actor’s film, “Documentary, archive and script that tells the extraordinary story of Michael J. Fox in his own words – the unconventional tale of a short boy from a Canadian military base who rose to the heights of fame in 1980s Hollywood”. “With unprecedented access to Michael J. Fox and his family, the candid and honest film chronicles the actor’s personal and professional triumphs and struggles and explores what happens when an incurable optimist faces an incurable disease.
Melissa Tella
Source: Programme Television
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