Michael J. Fox Shares, How Parkinson's Disease , Has Altered His Acting Approach.<br />CNN reports beloved actor Michael J. Fox says Parkinson's disease has forced him to be more selective about the roles he takes.<br />In a recent interview on the 'Working It Out' podcast, Fox said remembering a script has become <br />increasingly difficult since being first diagnosed.<br />When I did the spinoff from ‘The Good Wife,’ which is ‘The Good Fight,’ I couldn’t remember the lines. , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />I just had this <br />blank, I couldn’t remember the lines. , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />The actor contrasted his experience to his time as a young actor memorizing scripts for films, including his role on 'Family Ties.'.<br />I’d go, ‘I’m in. Mallory, get off the phone.’ And I knew it, like <br />in an instant, and it continued to be that way for me, Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />I have 70 pages of dialogue on <br />a [Brian] De Palma movie, and knowing that a hugely expensive Steadicam shot depends on me knowing the lines... , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />... not a trickle of <br />sweat on my brow. , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />Fox says he is learning to adapt, recalling <br />a difficult scene while filming Kiefer Sutherland's 'Designated Survivor.'.<br />It was this legal stuff and I just couldn’t get it. , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />But what was really refreshing was I didn’t panic. I didn’t <br />freak out. I just went, <br />‘Well, that’s that. Moving on.' , Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN.<br />Now, Fox doesn't take projects <br />with a lot of lines.<br />I can't remember five pages of dialogue. I can't do it. So I go to the beach, Michael J. Fox, on 'Working It Out' podcast, via CNN
