NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Micheal J Fox was honored with the lifetime achievement Spring Moving Image Award 2023 on Tuesday in New York City. The 61-year-old was accompanied by his wife Tracy Pollan and their twin daughters Aquinnah and Schuyler, 28.
In his acceptance speech, Fox reflected on the "great things" in life sharing that although some things happened that "sucked", the Parkinsons perhaps made "things better." The actor also showed sweet compliments to Pollan as both his wife and fellow actor.
'I have so many great things in my life'
"I have so many great things in my life, Tracy and Aquinnah and Schuyler, and Sam and Esme who aren’t here," Fox told the audience as he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the event People. "I don't know. I don't have a weepy, sad life. This thing happened, which really sucked, but it put me in a position to do other things that were effective and perhaps make things better. But what I like about sitting here tonight is it seems to be about acting and about film and I love acting and I love film."
'Tracy has one of the clearest minds'
Fox who married Pollan in 1988 praised her for her advice both as a wife and a colleague. "Tracy has one of the clearest minds. I talk about it as it applies to the family in the film, but as an actor, always, like, I'll do something and she’ll go 'eh, well.'" Fox added, "But then when she said, 'That was great,' my heart soared."
'Michael was a powerhouse'
The publication noted that Martin Scorsese delivered a statement at the occasion Tuesday before Fox took the stage, calling the actor a "wonderful and courageous human being." "Michael was a powerhouse. He was made for movies. Further, he has a great genius for comedy," the filmmaker told an audience at the event. "We all saw that from the start, which is on television and all that, and of course in the Back to the Future films, and in many movies and series since then."
'He started wanting to be rich and famous'
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim who directed 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Story,' told the outlet about Fox "didn't start out to be a hero." "He didn't start out to say I'm going to start the foundation and inspire millions of people. He started wanting to be rich and famous. To be a big movie star," Guggenheim told People. "So what's interesting is when Parkinson's comes, it's this terrible thing and yet it's the thing that calls him towards a better, more interesting, more profound life. So that's really interesting to me. We don't set out to be inspired or heroic," he added. "Our life sort of pushes us in that direction if we listen."
