Actor Michael J. Fox said that actors “needed talent” to succeed in Hollywood in the 1980s, and that he believes the barriers to entry were “tighter” during this decade.
Foxx rose to stardom in the 1980s as Reagan-era Republican Alex P. Keaton. family ties And a time-traveling teenager back to the futureSaid people Magazines owned by Hollywood changed For decades.
“There’s a quote I mentioned when I was presented with the prestigious Academy Award. Someone said to me the day before. They were talking about winning this award and becoming famous. They said, ‘You’re a celebrity from the ’80s,”’ Fox recalled. . “I thought, “Wow, that’s amazing.” “Famous Works of the 80s.” Well, we weren’t. ”
Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future (1985). (Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment)
“We were stronger. We didn’t have social media. We didn’t have any of that crap. We were just famous. Left to our own resources. “And it was a great time,” he added.
Fox said it took considerable talent and dedication to the craft to become famous in the 1980s.
“Well, you had to be talented, and that helped,” he said.
“We were flexing our butts and our acting muscles and watching other actors and sitting with other actors and talking about acting and talking about it,” Fox continued. . “And now there are people saying, ‘Who’s your sweater?’ What sweater are you wearing? And what’s that dance step? And you’re the most famous person in the world.” He is a great person.”
Michael J. Fox, Spin City (1997) (ABC Photo Archive/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
In the same interview, Fox spoke about the miracle of being able to live so long despite being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“I may not be able to express in the same words what I believed then and what I believe now, but you can do anything. Anything goes,” said Fox, 62. . people. “You don’t have to follow other people’s predictions about how your life will turn out. Life is what you make it.”
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