Wearing Many Hats
Lisa Niemi was more than just Patrick Swayze’s wife and a dancer. She is also a writer and director. Niemi actually wrote, directed and starred alongside her husband in the 2003 film One Last Dance and this was even based on their play Without a Word. “It was basically based on our experiences as concert dancers in New York, and it affected people a lot,” Lisa told TV Guide back in 2005. “For a long time we didn’t know how to adapt it [to film]. Finally we realized that if you’re going to talk about the dance world and the heart and soul of a dancer, you really needed to have lived it. It was really important to us that this film [came across as] authentic. And at the same time, we tell an intimate story about healing a past hurt so that you can be as alive as you can.”
Wearing Many Hats
Her Regret
After Patrick passed away from his battle with pancreatic cancer, a few months went by when Lisa finally gave a talk in California. Lisa opened up about her crippling grief in front of 14,000 women, women who were there to hear her speak. She revealed what her biggest regret was from her marriage to Patrick Swayze. “My regret is that I didn’t tell him that I loved him enough over that entire 34 years” Niemi confessed.
Her Regret
