The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are. Michael J. Fox More Quotes by Michael J. Fox More Quotes From Michael J. Fox The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good ensemble; the people have worked together a lot. Michael J. Fox playernightpeople I wouldn't have wanted to miss the opportunity to make those three films that didn't do well. They were really important to me, and the things I learned doing them were important to me. Michael J. Fox importantmissingopportunity I'm kind of private and I keep things inside a lot, but it's been so wonderful to realize that people care about you in a very deep way and that there is some bond between an actor and his audience. I don't even know how to describe that feeling. Michael J. Fox actorsfeelingspeople No, I got a GED in my 30s. My kids know that I never stop learning, and they know I love reading. I have books overflowing everywhere. I am current on today's events and I read the paper every day, and we talk about it, so they see that appetite. Michael J. Fox readingkidsbook So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's just the joy, a passion for life, that I think has always been in my characters. Beyond that, I'm just grateful for it. Michael J. Fox passiongratefulcharacter They did something once that slurred my speech, and I thought, "Oh, man, you're messing with my brain. It's freaking me out." Michael J. Fox speechbrainmen My tattoo is that I don't have a tattoo. Michael J. Fox tattoo Everybody in the world knew I was before I knew who I was. Michael J. Fox world You know what's cool? My kids think I'm ordinary. Michael J. Fox inspirationalkidsthinking When I was younger, I was always described as happy-go-lucky. Michael J. Fox happy-go-luckylucky Since I'm not sure of the address to which to send my gratitude, I put it out there in everything I do. Michael J. Fox addressesgratitudenot-sure The thing that brings people to wail at a wall, or face Mecca, or to go to church, is a search for that feeling of purity. Michael J. Fox wallfeelingspeople My view of life is colored by humor and looking at the best in any situation. Michael J. Fox situationviewslife-is My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me. Michael J. Fox videoblindpeople My wife is Jewish, and therefore, it's my children's birthright to be Jewish. Michael J. Fox birthrightwifechildren The 'Rescue Me' gig was a unique opportunity to play a character - a misanthropic, angry guy - who was so contrary to how people think of me. Michael J. Fox uniqueopportunitycharacter I wait for good opportunities to come up to do stuff; I'm not seeking things. I'm quite busy in the meantime, but if the right thing came up, I would be happy to do it. Michael J. Fox would-bewaitingopportunity There's something I have about being Canadian - there's a distance it gives you when you live in the States and operate in American culture. You approach familiar things a different way; you come at it from a different angle. It's a trait that runs through a lot Canadian artists' work and actors' work and musicians' - that kind of special remove. Michael J. Fox distanceartistrunning You know you're old when you get a lifetime achievement award. It's a message you've been around too long. Michael J. Fox achievementawardslong Almost instantly [after my announcement of Parkinson's], I saw the first couple of days the coverage was about, you know, "Fox's Parkinson's, blah, blah, blah." Then, two days after that, I saw the coverage turn. It started to become, "Can young people get Parkinson's?" All of a sudden, the conversation turned to become about that. And that was one of the first eye-opening things. Michael J. Fox coupleeyetwo
