Michael J. Fox: Leonardo DiCaprio inspired me to retire from acting

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“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” encouraged him to retire from acting.The “Back to the Future” alum was shooting the series “The Good Fight” in 2021 and he struggled to recall some of his lines due to his Parkinson’s disease.Fox looked back on the moment with Empire Magazine recently, noting that the part in the comedy-drama where DiCaprio’s character Rick Dalton can’t recollect his script inspired him.“I thought of ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,’” Fox said. “There’s a scene where Leonardo DiCaprio’s character can’t remember his lines anymore.”“He goes back to his dressing room and he’s screaming at himself in the mirror.

Just freaking insane.”“I had this moment where I was looking in the mirror and thought, ‘I cannot remember it anymore. Well, let’s move on.’ It was peaceful.”The Canadian native was diagnosed with the disease in 1991 and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998.Fox released his new Apple TV+ documentary “Still: A Michael J.

Fox Movie” earlier this month and he got candid about the mental health issues that he endured while battling Parkinson’s.He told Variety in a recent cover story: “It’s just a nice way of people letting me know they are moved by my acceptance of things and by the way that I’ve tried to make a difference.”“But no matter how much I sit here and talk to you about how I’ve philosophically accepted it and taken its weight, Parkinson’s is still kicking my ass.

I won’t win at this. I will lose. But, there’s plenty to be gained in the loss,” he sighed.The “Teen Wolf” star has suffered from the brain disorder for over three decades and admitted that he doesn’t believe that he will live to be 80 years old.Fox came to this realization in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” anchor Jane.