Michael J Fox calls himself a 'f------ idiot' for turning down 'Ghost'
19.05.2023 - 00:17
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Michael J. Fox is opening up about a career regret. "There was a chance to work with you that I missed," the "Back to the Future" actor told Whoopi Goldberg.
"They talked to me about ‘Ghost’ early on. I said, 'It'll never work.' I said, 'Whoopi's great, but it'll never work.' And then it was great and huge, and I'm a f---ing idiot." Goldberg, who at first recoiled in surprise at the revelation made on "The View," responded that, "There’s still time. So, yeah, we'll find something to do now." Goldberg won an Oscar for her performance as Oda Mae Brown in the 1990 romantic fantasy film.
Fox first admitted he turned down the role in an interview last week, reiterating that he "didn’t see how it would work." "It shows I can be an idiot, too," he told Variety. Fox didn't say what part he was offered in the Patrick Swayze-led film. Fox and Goldberg have known each other since the 1980s and attended the Academy Awards show together in 1986.
"You did me a solid, you did me a favor," Goldberg said. "And I just asked [to go to the Oscars] out of the blue, and you said, ‘Yes,’ and I went, ‘Oh, OK, thanks, yeah.’ That’s my friend." The 61-year-old was on "The View" to promote his much-talked about documentary, "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie," which covers his career and Parkinson’s diagnosis.
"You might as well find something good because it’s a big drain otherwise," Fox responded to Sara Haines after she thanked him for his advocacy about the disease. Fox also talked about grabbing free jelly from places like IHOP and Denny’s when he was struggling financially before he was cast in hits like "Family Ties" and "Back to the Future." "It was good, I like jelly," he joked of his starving artist diet. "You do a sweep up past the
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