Harrison Ford Shares Powerful Words About Michael J. Fox originally appeared on Parade.
Harrison Ford is opening up about his admiration for Michael J. Fox.
During an interview with Variety published Wednesday, July 30, the iconic actor shared his thoughts on Fox joining season 3 of his Apple TV+ series Shrinking as guest star. This marks Fox’s first acting gig after retiring in 2020 due to Parkinson’s disease-related speech issues.
“Michael’s courage, his fortitude and his grace, more than anything else, is on full display. He’s very smart, very brave, noble, generous, passionate guy, and an example to all of us, whether we’re facing Parkinson’s or not. You cannot help but recognize how amazing it is to have such grace.” Ford said.
“He gives me both a physical representation of the disease to inform myself with, but more than that, he allows me to believe that Paul could believe that he could be adequate to the challenge,” he continued. “The truth is that we can’t be f–king around with this just to make a joke or anything. Parkinson’s is not funny. And I want to get it right. It’s necessary to be correct with what we do in respect of the challenge that Parkinson’s represents, and that we don’t use it for its entertainment value.”
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Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 when he was 29 years old. Details around his role are being kept under wraps, but it is likely connected to the character arc of Ford’s character Paul Rhoades. It was revealed at the end of Season 1 that Paul has Parkinson’s disease.
The cast of Shrinking also includes Jason Segel, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley.
The first two seasons of Shrinking are currently available to stream on Apple TV+.
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Harrison Ford Shares Powerful Words About Michael J. Fox first appeared on Parade on Jul 30, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
