Michael J. Fox says Hollywood was ‘tougher’ in the ‘80s: ‘You had to be talented’
nypost.comMichael J. Fox says being a Hollywood star in his prime required some grit.Fox spoke candidly when asked if fame in the 1980s was “harder” to achieve than modern fame, admitting to People magazine, “You had to be talented.
That helped.”“We used to bust our a–, our acting muscles, and watch other actors and sit around with other actors and talk about acting and talk about it,” he shared.“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.”Fox starred on the sitcom “Family Ties” for much of the ’80s, becoming a household name for his portrayal of Alex P.
Keaton. His celebrity grew when he fronted the “Back to the Future” film trilogy with Christopher Lloyd.“It’s a funny feel[ing] when you’re that famous,” he told the outlet. “And it’s beyond just being on the cover of magazines.
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