“It’s insanity”: when Patrick Swayze turned down $10million to keep his dignity
Had the integrity to say no to brands.
Patrick Swayze
“Irrelevant to him”: the iconic Patrick Swayze role Johnny Depp turned down on the spot
Didn’t fancy teaming up with Keanu.
Patrick Swayze loved Rowan Atkinson so much he wanted to go on tour with him: “It really inspired me”
Thought he and the famous comic clicked perfectly.
The movie that saw Patrick Swayze hit rock bottom: “It was heartbreaking”
A disastrous comedy at the height of his alcoholism…
The scene Patrick Swayze was too wasted to shoot: “How dare you be so unprofessional?”
The whole thing was scrapped.
The role Patrick Swayze called a “godsend” for his career: “It saved my ass”
The perfect part at the perfect time.
The “beloved” movie Jessica Biel has seen at least 80 times: “Or more, no joke”
It got better every time.
The genre Patrick Swayze tried to avoid like the plague: “I’ll never get out”
He was more than that.