Michael J. Fox Says Being Famous Was “Tougher” in the ’80s: “You Had to Be Talented” https://t.co/ZJaHcKeAHP
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 13, 2024
Michael J Fox is reflecting on how Hollywood has changed from when he rose to fame compared to now. He rose to fame in the 1980s following his roles in ‘Palmerstown U.S.A.’, ‘Night Court’, ‘Family Ties’ and ‘Back to the Future’.
“There’s an expression I referred to when they gave me an honorary Academy Award — somebody said to me the day before, they were talking about getting this award and being famous and they said ‘You’re ‘80s famous’. I thought, wow, that’s cool. ‘80s famous. Right, we were different. We were tougher. 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 an amazing time.”
If he thought becoming famous back then was harder than it is today.
“Well, you had to be talented. That helped. We used to bust our ass, our acting muscles and watch other actors and sit around with other actors and talk about acting and talk about it. And now you’ve got people who just go like, who’s your sweater? What’s your sweater you’re wearing? And what’s that dance step? And you’re the most famous person in the world.”
