“My first class in the morning was drama, and I found myself in the strange position of receiving solid reviews for my professional acting at the same time I was flunking high school drama for too many absences.” A high-school dropout, life itself has proven to be Michael’s greatest teacher. Chapters are separated into ‘school’ subjects and Michael shares life lessons he has gained in relation to each. It’s presented in the form of an address to a graduating class. While I recommend Michael’s other books ahead of this one, it’s still a worthy little read. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future has a different feel.
I previously loved Michael’s books, Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist and No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality – Dad gifted them to me years ago. “My goal is just to enjoy myself, learn something, and gain an appreciation for the amazing complexity of this planet and the people who live in it.” So, it was natural that I turned to an old friend to help me navigate these challenging times.
He learned Economics as a starving artist an unexpected turn as a neophyte activist schooled him in Political Science and his approach to Comparative Literature involved stacking books up against their movie versions.ĭad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s days ago and remains in hospital while writing this. Fox offers up a comically skewed take on how, in his own way, he fulfilled the requirements of a college syllabus.
In A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, Michael draws on his own life experiences to make a case that real learning happens when "life goes skidding sideways." He writes of coming to Los Angeles from Canada at age eighteen and attempting to make his way as an actor. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates to recognize opportunities, maximize their abilities, and roll with the punches-all with his trademark optimism, warmth, and humor. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. A personal and hilarious gift for graduates.
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