While promoting his new documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, with Apple TV+, which releases onto the streaming service this Friday, Micheal J. Fox mentions a time when he had to resort to dumpster-diving early in his career (IndieWire).

In recollecting to Variety about how he dropped out of high school and moved out of his hometown in Canada to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Fox stated: “I knew I was more talented than a lot of people… And I knew that if I wanted to be someone, I couldn’t just sit on my parents’ porch and think, ‘Boy, if I was only born in the States and my parents had money and weren’t living paycheck to paycheck, I could do something with my life.'”

After his first feature film debut with  Disney’s 1980s Midnight Madness, Fox prophesied, “…  I knew I was going to make it. God knows why. I was living on the margins. I was 18 years old, with no money, no connections, literally dumpster diving for food.”

Fox is said to have been heavily involved with the creation of the documentary. It is supposed to go in depth regarding the actor’s career and his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Directed by Davis Guggenheim, the film will feature archival footage, old photos, and recreations of some of Fox’s personal events.