Michael J Fox explains how acting has 'prolonged his life'
Back to the Future star Michael J Fox has reflected on his return to acting.
Michael J Fox thinks his acting return has "really prolonged [his] life".
The 65-year-old actor was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the early 90s, and he retired from acting due to the increasing unreliability of his speech in 2020, before performing a U-turn.
Speaking about his return to acting, Michael told The Hollywood Reporter: "It’s really prolonged my life and made my life interesting in a way that I didn’t think it would be to this point."
Michael - who is best known for starring in the Back to the Future film franchise - is philosophical about his health situation, and acknowledges that it will determine what he can and cannot do moving forwards.
The actor - who founded The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research into Parkinson's disease - said: "I’m not retired from acting, but if I didn’t act again, it would be for a very good reason. I let Parkinson’s make decisions for me."
Meanwhile, Michael previously insisted that he has no regrets about ending his acting retirement to star in Shrinking.
The actor appeared in the third season of Shrinking, the hit Apple comedy-drama show, and Michael previously insisted that he relished the experience, despite the challenges he faced.
He told Variety: "It was the first time ever I get to show up on-set, and I didn’t have to worry about am I too tired or coughing or anything. I just do it.
"It was really good, because for the moments when I say, ‘I’m not going to be able to do this,’ then I say, ‘Well, I’ll just deal with how I can’t do it in the scene.’ And you get through it."
Michael later revealed that he hoped to return for season four of the show.
Asked if he'll find time to shoot season four, the Hollywood star told People: "Oh, absolutely. Absolutely.
"I love Bill [Lawrence, the show's co-creator] and I'm so happy it's a success. And it's such a great time being with those actors.
"It's so important to me to have that to go to. And I would absolutely do that in a heartbeat."
