Cancer-stricken Swayze says ‘he’s scared and angry’

Melbourne, Jan 07: Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, told of his fear as he fights the deadly disease.

"Yeah, I''m scared. Yeah, I''m angry. Yeah, I''m (asking), ''Why me?" News. com. au quoted Patrick, as telling American TV''s Barbara Walters in an interview.

After an emotional confession, the `Ghost' actor revealed that he is determined to beat the deadly cancer.

"You can bet that I''m going through hell, and I''ve only seen the beginning of it, Watch me! You watch what I pull off!" Patrick said.

Patrick revealed that he first identified that something was wrong with him on 2007 New Year's Eve, when he was binging on champagne, reports People. com.

"I tried to have champagne, and it would be like pouring acid, you know, on an open wound, I dropped about 20 pounds in the blink of an eye. And then when you see it in the mirror, you pull your eyes down and the bottom of your eyes go yellow and jaundice sets in - then you know something''s wrong," Patrick said.

Patrick, whose wife Neimi has been his pillar of strength, stated that he is blessed with a strong will power and is not really afraid of dying.

The interview, filmed for Walters'' special, Patrick Swayze: The Truth, was shot on the ranch the actor shares with his wife Lisa Niemi in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles. (ANI)