Patrick Swayze was a very popular American actor, dancer, producer, and songwriter.
The late actor was best known for his blockbuster movies, 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost' and was appreciated in distinctive lead roles in many other movies. He had received three Golden Globe nominations.
Swayze's career started with being a dancer for the Disney Theatrical Group, followed by being cast in the long-running Broadway show, 'Grease'. His debut movie was 'Skatetown, U.S.A.', which was released in 1979 and was a comedy musical film.
Swayze's popularity reached new heights after his movies 'The Outsiders' and 'Uncommon Valour' became box office hits in 1983. However, due to pancreatic cancer, the legend passed away in 2009. Swayze is survived by his wife Lisa Niemi to whom he was married for 34 years.
Most Famous Patrick Swayze Quotes
Patrick Swayze was known for his passion for life, dance, and work, and his resilience was reflected in whatever he did. Listed below are some of the most interesting Patrick Swayze quotes.
"My work… is my legacy."
"Don’t lose the dream!"
"I want you to be nice...until it's time to not be nice."
"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."
"Dance is the pure language of the soul - it's been with us from the very beginning."
"When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato."
"Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true."
"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."
"If you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember that's not who you are. If you live past that, then you have a hope of maybe learning how to spell the word artist."
"I don't know what's on the other side."
"The steps aren’t enough. Feel the music."
"I'm not afraid of death. I'm going home."
"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."
“The unhappiest people in this world are those who can’t recover from losing a dream—whose lives cease to have meaning. I wasn’t going to let that happen to me. It was a revelation that would later save my life.” -'The Time Of My Life', Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze, 2009.
"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."
"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."
"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."
Most Inspirational Patrick Swayze Quotes
Swayze always tried to understand the other side of human beings and bring out the best in everyone around him. Here's a list of his inspirational quotes.
"One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live."
"There's no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance."
"If you want the ultimate, you’ve got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It’s not tragic to die doing what you love."
"There's just something about dance. It's like a primal thing in all of us."
"I just love to work hard."
"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."
"How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work."
"I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do."
"I think what creates a winner is a person who can connect with their partner - another human being.. connect with their soul."
"Together we can make a world where cancer no longer means living with fear, without hope, or worse."
"Life sure has a sick sense of humor, doesn’t it?"
"Everything is designed to help you sell out."
"I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles."
“When those you love die, the best you can do is honor their spirit for as long as you live.
You make a commitment that you’re going to take whatever lesson that person or animal was trying to teach you, and you make it true in your own life.” - 'The Time Of My Life', Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze, 2009.
"I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life."
"I've never been one to run from a challenge."
"It just blows me away that I am on, I don't know what generation of fans."
"Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease and from the moment I was diagnosed, I knew I was in for the fight of my life."
"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."
Most Interesting Patrick Swayze Quotes
(Swayze practiced Wushu, Aikido, and Taekwando to channel his inner rage.)
With an exceptional career and leading roles in cult films like 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost', Swayze ruled the hearts of the audience until his unfortunate demise in 2009. However, the legend also gave us some of the most interesting quotes. Here's a list.
"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."
"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."
"You know, I am a Leo. Lion is a giant part of me."
"I got completely fed up with that Hollywood blockbuster mentality. I couldn't take it seriously any longer."
"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."
"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."
"Surfing's the source. Can change your life. Swear to god."
"I had a lot of anger because I wasn't happy with the way I had been raised."
"You can imagine me as a kid growing up in redneck Texas with ballet shoes, tucking the violin under my arm. I had to fight my way up."
"Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies."
"I like to believe that I've got a lot of guardian warriors sittin' on my shoulder including my dad."
"I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer."
Quotes By Others About Patrick Swayze
The movie star touched many hearts and lives with his kindness and humility. Get to know what some of the biggest stars have to say about him.
“When I think of Patrick, I think of gentility. He was just this very sweet, kind of like a regular guy, this kind of quiet almost very mild-mannered person... it's the contradiction of this extremely dynamic, physical person.” - Demi Moore
“Patrick was a rare and beautiful combination of raw masculinity and amazing grace. Gorgeous and strong, he was a real cowboy with a tender heart. He was fearless and insisted on always doing his own stunts.” - Jennifer Grey
“I enjoy working with him very much. Our laughter and our conversation - I really miss the guy.” - Wesley Snipes
Patrick Swayze Quotes from the Movie 'Dirty Dancing'
'Dirty Dancing' is one of Swayze's most famous movies. Read the best quotes from the movie below.
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
"You just put your pickle on everybody’s plate, college boy, and leave the hard stuff to me."
"Look, spaghetti arms. This is my dance space. This is your dance space. I don’t go into yours, you don’t go into mine. You gotta hold the frame."
"Now, you’ll hurt me if you don’t trust me, all right?"
"I don’t see you fightin’ so hard, Baby. I don’t see you runnin’ up to daddy tellin’ him I’m your guy."
"Don’t put your heel down, don’t put your heel down."
