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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.

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Patrick Swayze is expressing that he does not want to be limited to just one type of role, like a romantic hero, a dancer, or an action star. He feels that sticking to only one of those roles for his entire career would become boring and frustrating.

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