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54 Top Patrick Swayze Quotes

Famous As: Best Known For His Roles in the Films: 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost'
Born On: August 18, 1952
Died On: September 14, 2009
Born In: Houston, Texas, United States
Died At Age: 57

Patrick Swayze was a prominent American dancer, songwriter, actor and singer. He hogged the limelight in the 1980s with appearances in films and became famous for playing romantic male leads. In 1991, he was named the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ by ‘People Magazine.’ He earned ‘Golden Globe’ nomination thrice fir his phenomenal performances. Some of his noteworthy works include ‘Ghost,’ ‘To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar,’ ‘She’s Like The Wind,’ ‘Dirty Dancing,’ and more. Read through the collection of famous sayings by Patrick Swayze which have been extracted from his songs, writings, movies, thoughts, dialogues, lyrics and interviews.

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.

Patrick Swayze

A person who can connect with their partner, another human being who can connect with their soul − it's not just learning steps, it's about expressing something. I've found in dancing all my life that I can release something as a dancer that I can't in any other way.

Patrick Swayze

All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice.

Patrick Swayze
As always, I appreciate all the love and support people have sent and continue to send my way.

As always, I appreciate all the love and support people have sent and continue to send my way.

Patrick Swayze
Dance is the pure language of the soul - it's been with us from the very beginning.

Dance is the pure language of the soul - it's been with us from the very beginning.

Patrick Swayze
Everything is designed to help you sell out.

Everything is designed to help you sell out.

Patrick Swayze
Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.

Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.

Patrick Swayze
Feel what the wave is doing, then accept its energy.

Feel what the wave is doing, then accept its energy.

Patrick Swayze
Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included.

Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included.

Patrick Swayze
How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

Patrick Swayze
I am very, very clear on how difficult it is for a young kid out there to go into the arts without taking a lot of heat from his peers.

I am very, very clear on how difficult it is for a young kid out there to go into the arts without taking a lot of heat from his peers.

Patrick Swayze
I don't know what's on the other side.

I don't know what's on the other side.

Patrick Swayze
I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.

I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.

Patrick Swayze
I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.

I don't want to be Mr. Romantic Leading Man. I don't want to be the Dance Dude. I don't want to be the Action Guy. If I had to do any one of those all my life, it'd drive me crazy.

Patrick Swayze
I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life.

I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life.

Patrick Swayze

I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life. When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad. There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.

Patrick Swayze
I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.

I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer.

Patrick Swayze
I had a lot of anger because I wasn't happy with the way I had been raised.

I had a lot of anger because I wasn't happy with the way I had been raised.

Patrick Swayze
I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles.

I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles.

Patrick Swayze
I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light.

I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer but in the light.

Patrick Swayze
I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad.

I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad.

Patrick Swayze
I thought it was all over. My lungs were filling with water and I began to black out. Then I saw an ancient warrior rise up out of the water. He said we'd make it, and we did. I believe we all have an angel watching us.

I thought it was all over. My lungs were filling with water and I began to black out. Then I saw an ancient warrior rise up out of the water. He said we'd make it, and we did. I believe we all have an angel watching us.

Patrick Swayze
I want you to be nice...until it's time to not be nice.

I want you to be nice...until it's time to not be nice.

Patrick Swayze
I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer.

I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer.

Patrick Swayze
I'm not afraid of death. I'm going home.

I'm not afraid of death. I'm going home.

Patrick Swayze
I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.

I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.

Patrick Swayze
I've never been one to run from a challenge.

I've never been one to run from a challenge.

Patrick Swayze
If anybody had that cure out there like so many people swear to me they do, you'd be two things: you'd be very rich, and you'd be very famous. Otherwise, shut up.

If anybody had that cure out there like so many people swear to me they do, you'd be two things: you'd be very rich, and you'd be very famous. Otherwise, shut up.

Patrick Swayze
Life sure has a sick sense of humor, doesn’t it?

Life sure has a sick sense of humor, doesn’t it?

Patrick Swayze
If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.

If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.

Patrick Swayze
If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

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If you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember thats not who you are. If you live past that, then you have a hope of maybe learning how to spell the word artist.

If you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember thats not who you are. If you live past that, then you have a hope of maybe learning how to spell the word artist.

Patrick Swayze
It just blows me away that I am on, I don't know what generation of fans.

It just blows me away that I am on, I don't know what generation of fans.

Patrick Swayze

Look at it! It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, man! Let me go out there and let me get one wave, just one wave before you take me in. I mean, come on man, where I am I gonna go? Cliffs on both sides! I'm not gonna paddle my way to New Zealand! Come on, compadre. Come on!

Patrick Swayze

My indigestion issues got gigantic and constant. And then I started thinking, I'm getting skinny. I dropped about 20 pounds in the blink of an eye. And then when you see it in the mirror, when all of a sudden, you pull your eyes down and the bottom of your eyes go yellow and jaundice sets in - then you know something's wrong.

Patrick Swayze
My work... is my legacy.

My work... is my legacy.

Patrick Swayze
One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

Patrick Swayze
Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies.

Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies.

Patrick Swayze
Surfing's the source. Can change your life. Swear to god

Surfing's the source. Can change your life. Swear to god

Patrick Swayze
Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.

Talent deserves to be honored. Hands deserve to be slapped if you do something stupid as well, but don't take it too far.

Patrick Swayze
The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.

The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.

Patrick Swayze
The steps aren’t enough. Feel the music.

The steps aren’t enough. Feel the music.

Patrick Swayze

There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff - something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.

Patrick Swayze
There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us.

There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us.

Patrick Swayze
There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.

There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.

Patrick Swayze

To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison period, those demons that we all have that we're either successful or not at making work for us rather than destroy us.

Patrick Swayze
Together we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse.

Together we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse.

Patrick Swayze
What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.

What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.

Patrick Swayze
There's just something about dance ... It's like a primal thing in all of us.

There's just something about dance ... It's like a primal thing in all of us.

Patrick Swayze
What's powerful about a love scene is not seeing the act. It's seeing the passion, the need, the desire, the caring, the fear.

What's powerful about a love scene is not seeing the act. It's seeing the passion, the need, the desire, the caring, the fear.

Patrick Swayze
Pain don't hurt.

Pain don't hurt.

Patrick Swayze
When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.

When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.

Patrick Swayze
When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.

When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.

Patrick Swayze
I think what creates a winner is a person who can connect with their partner - another human being.. connect with their soul

I think what creates a winner is a person who can connect with their partner - another human being.. connect with their soul

Patrick Swayze