Michael J. Fox shares the fundamental differences between being famous in the ’80s and being famous now

Michael J. Fox discusses his observations of Hollywood’s evolution over the years.

The Emmy Award-winning actor made his debut in the 1980s on ” Palmerston, USA, night court, family relationsand back to the Futurerecently with people magazine He also compared the current entertainment industry with when he first debuted.

“When they gave me the honorary Oscar, I mentioned one thing – someone said to me the day before that they were talking about getting this award and being famous, and they said ‘You were famous in the ’80s,'” Foxx recalled. “I thought, wow, this is so cool. Being famous in the ’80s. Yeah, we’re different.”

He added: “We were tougher. We didn’t have social media, we didn’t have any crap. We just became famous. Left to our own resources. It was an amazing time.”

this Spin City The star was then asked if he thought it was “harder” to become famous in the past than it is now. “Well, you have to be talented. That helps,” he responded.

“We used to flex our butts, our acting muscles, watch other actors, sit with other actors and talk about acting, talk about it,” Fox continued.

“Now someone is going to ask, whose sweater is yours? What’s that sweater you’re wearing? What’s that dance move? And you’re the most famous person in the world.”