I don't want people to kick my ass, I just want to get to a point where they can't kick it. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The 'Rescue Me' gig was a unique opportunity to play a character - a misanthropic, angry guy - who was so contrary… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
You've probably read in People that I'm a nice guy - but when the doctor first told me I had Parkinson's, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The thing that brings people to wail at a wall, or face Mecca, or to go to church, is a search for… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. It's got five or six people, new show every night, same players. Good… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you have doubts about someone, lay on a couple of jokes. If he doesn't find anything funny, your radar should be… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I take the medication for myself so I can transact, not for anyone else. But I am aware that it is empowering… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I'm kind of private and I keep things inside a lot, but it's been so wonderful to realize that people care about… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The way I look at life, and the way I look at the reality of Parkinson's, is that sometimes it's frustrating and… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
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,… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
To be brutally honest, for much of that time, I was the only person in the world with Parkinson's. Of course, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
To be associated with a film that just flat-out makes people happy is such a blessing and a tremendous privilege, and I'll… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Listening to people espouse beliefs different from mine is informative, not threatening, because the only thing that can alter my worldview is… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Lance Armstrong showed up, and I started talking to him; I saw all these people with cancer who followed him to Paris… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
When I started it [non for profit], I thought, I'm not smart enough to do this. I had no experience in management,… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's just the… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
A lot of times, when you have a disability, one of the things you deal with is other people's projections of what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature - that makes me humble. It's the same humility that… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone.… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I mean, I enjoy my work as an actor. But to make a difference in people's lives through advocacy and through supporting… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
There's a connection that's hard to explain. It's the feeling I get when I see someone shuffle up to meet me, or… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time]… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you allow for the possibilities of something better, you move toward it instinctively. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
After all that I'd been through, after all that I'd learned and all that I'd been given, I was going to do what I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And honestly, I… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“I saw, during the midterm campaign of 2006, how difficult it was for opponents of stem cell research to run against hope. And so… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“It seems to me that the quality of a moment in time is not always a reflection of the moment in and of itself—what… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
With Parkinson's, it's like you're in the middle of the street and you're stuck there in cement shoes and you know a bus is… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
“They have hopes and dreams that may echo or overlap your own. And there's no reason why you can't make room for them. But… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson's. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it. In those… — Michael J. Fox Copy Share Image
![“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…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1e/michael-j-fox-1653_announcements_almost-instantly-after-my-announcement-o_2595820.jpg)
![“Lance Armstrong showed up, and I started talking to him; I saw all these people with cancer who followed him to Paris for the Tour de France, and I saw the difference he was making in their lives. That put it together for me...having it be not so much about me, but [my being] a vehicle for it.” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b46/michael-j-fox-1653_armstrong_lance-armstrong-showed-up-and-i-started_1522168.jpg)
![“When I started it [non for profit], I thought, I'm not smart enough to do this. I had no experience in management, no experience in administration, no experience in nonprofit; but then this phrase came into my head: I only have to be smart enough to find people who are smarter than me; I only have…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d36/michael-j-fox-1653_administration_when-i-started-it-non-for-profit-i-thoug_1884506.jpg)
![“The first part of my life was to be an actor and maybe have some success at that. Then [it was time] to find somebody to be in a relationship with and have a life that way. Because of Parkinson's, I had to change: How can I be of service here? Is there something unique to my situation that I can…” quote by Michael J. Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd6/michael-j-fox-1653_actors_the-first-part-of-my-life-was-to-be-an-a_3218747.jpg)
