A scene from Tarantino’s movie prompted Michael J. Fox to retire from film – NiT

A scene from Tarantino’s movie prompted Michael J. Fox to retire from film

The actor, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, says that at that moment he seriously considered stepping away from the screen.

For many years, Michael J. Fox served as an example to all those who suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Even if he was weak, he remained firm and tried to continue working in films and series, until in 2021 he announced his retirement.

Now, the 61-year-old actor explains that everything came to a head after watching Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. “There’s a scene where Leonardo DiCaprio’s character no longer remembers his lines. He goes back to the dressing room and starts yelling at himself in the mirror. It’s crazy,” Fox explained in an interview with Empire.

“I had a very similar moment, in front of a mirror.” Well, I can’t remember. Let’s move on,” he recalls the time he spent recording “The Good Fight,” one of his last works.

On Friday, May 12, Fox watched the documentary about his life hit Apple TV. A documentary that seeks to approach his ideal of survival and longevity in an unconventional way.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie revisits the Canadian-American’s entire life. Between archive footage and current interviews, the actor takes us on a journey through his intimate life and family relationships. Fox recalls the tumultuous years following his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1991, how he tried to hide the disease and how it nearly destroyed him. But he always does it with humor, just like the main character.

“When they came to me, they told me they could put a clause in the contract that would give me the ability to withdraw three things [da versão final], but he said no. “Make the movie and that’s it.” It’s not a movie about what I can or can’t let you say about me. Let’s make a movie about my life. J. Fox explained in an interview.

“Generously, he gave me the power and the right to the final version. And I didn’t need that,” director David Guggenheim concluded. Read NiT’s article about the documentary and Fox’s battle with the disease.

Recently, the actor admitted that despite his novel, life is “getting harder.” In recent years, the actor was diagnosed with a tumor in his spine, and he broke his arms and hand and injured his face.

“I’m just waiting for the disease to knock on the door. I’ll be honest, I know it’s going to hurt a lot,” he said in an interview with CBS. “Every day is harder than the last, but that’s life.”