The 'Jurassic Park' actor has offered update on his condition following cancer diagnosis announcement, saying he's good and has returned to work as his cancer is in remission.
- Mar 18, 2023
AceShowbiz - Sam Neill gives update on his health condition, explaining his cancer is in remission. The 75-year-old actor announced his diagnosis with stage-three blood cancer in his new memoir, "Did I Ever Tell You This?", admitting that he feared passing away before the book was even released.
The star has since posted on Instagram to reveal that he has been in remission for the past eight months and is "very happy to be going back to work."
He wrote, "Hi I'm Sam Neill, actor of sorts, vintner, and an author as it happens. And my news seems to be all over the news at the moment, and it's sort of 'Cancer ! Cancer! Cancer!' Which is slightly tiresome because as you see, I am alive and well and I have been in remission for eight months, which feels really good."
"And I'm alive and kicking and I'm going to work. I'm very happy to be going back to work. We start filming in seven days time. I'm doing a thing called 'Apples Never Fall' with Annette Bening, and a really wonderful cast. So here I am, and I just wish the headline wasn't 'that thing' so much, because the main thing is that I have written this book, it's called 'Did I Ever Tell You This?' "
Sam explained that he wrote the book to keep himself occupied while he was undergoing treatment but he doesn't want to be defined by his illness. He said, "It does mention cancer because that's the sort of context in which I wrote it."
"But I didn't really mean to write a book, I needed something to do while I was undergoing treatment, and I am used to going to work and I suddenly couldn't go to work. So that's why I wrote the book, and I have to say there's been great response to it."
"People seem to love it, which is great. I was very nervous, obviously as a first time author. Anyway, I think it's fun. We sub-titled it 'Movies, Life, Love and Other Catastrophes. So it gives you an idea of all the crazy things that have happened to me."
"The tone of the book is one of surprise. I never thought that I would have a career as an actor, let alone an actor on screen. But that's kind of what happened and I am full of gratitude looking back on this life, and that's what the book is about."
"I hope you enjoy it. I enjoyed reading the audiobook the other day, I hadn't looked at the book for quite a while but I found it more entertaining than I expected. And I would look through the glass window at the audio engineer / producer and he seemed to be cracking up a lot so I take that as a good sign. So I hope you enjoy it, and let's not worry too much about 'all that' because I'm fine. Okay!"
