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Patrick Swayze on Learning to Be Kind to Himself

Aired on 04/15/1992 | CC tv-pg
Hot on the heels of Ghost, Point Break and being named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, Patrick Swayze was at the height of his superstardom when he chatted with Oprah in this 1992 interview. At the time, the actor was still trying to figure out how to stay healthy in the constant glare of the spotlight.

Here, he opens up about his personal revelation that the drive to succeed that can bring you fame and fortune can also be destructive when "you start applying that same mentality to your emotional life and your insides."