Michael J. Fox Praises the Genius of His BACK TO THE FUTURE Co-Star Christopher Lloyd "He's Not Just a Crazy Guy, He's An Artist"
The Back to the Future movies have held up so well over the past several decades that fans are still watching and enjoying the trilogy all these years later. We get to relive them with our kids and enjoy seeing the stars reunite at conventions. Now with Michael J. Fox in the Sundance spotlight with his recent documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, he sat down with Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance, and talked about his long-time friend and co-star Christopher Lloyd, and their evolving relationship through the years:
“Chris is a great guy. He’s very enigmatic. It took me a few films to get to know him. On ‘Back to the Future Part III’ we connected in a way we hadn’t on the other films. I came to see how much he loved acting. I never got that before. To sit down and talk about acting and talk about Shakespeare and ‘King Lear’… This guy can play King Lear! People don’t expect that of him. He’s full of surprises.”
Fox continued:
“He can tell a movie’s worth of story in two seconds and you get it. Us regular actors have to lay out hours and hours to get the information out. Chris is brilliant at it. His love of film and his love of being an actor… He’s not just a crazy guy, he’s an artist.”
It’s so cool to hear Fox talk about Lloyd in such a loving way. Both actors are so beloved by fans, it’s awesome to hear they are as awesome in real life as we assume.