Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dudley Moore" in English language version.
People started saying I was drunk on stage... it was dreadful.
The star says early symptoms of the illness led many to believe he was drunk. 'People started saying I was drunk on stage. It was dreadful,' he says.
Sadly, Moore said that many friends and fans mistook him for his Arthur character when his illness first caused his speech to slur.
WALTERS: What do you most want people to know? / MOORE: I want them to know that I'm not intoxicated. / WALTERS: You're not drunk. / MOORE: No. And I just want them to know that I am going through this disease as well as I can.
The actor Dudley Moore, of the movie 'Arthur,' had the disease. Many people presumed he was drunk when they'd see him staggering, but he was actually losing his balance, often, because of the condition.