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'No violins': Michael J. Fox reflects on his career and life with Parkinson's

A screenshot from the new documentary, <em>Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.</em>

When Michael J. Fox describes his experience with Parkinson's disease in his new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, he's extremely blunt.

"Parkinson's didn't just kick me out of the house — it burned the f***ing house down," he said, in a conversation with director/producer Davis Guggenheim.

And when he spoke with NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer, he said every day with the disease is different.

"Like you woke up and you have two noses. You have two noses, next thing you know,

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