Whoopi goldberg reveals late actor patrick swayze had to convince her to join. Whoopi goldberg reflected on her friendship with the late patrick swayze while speaking with dave karger for his forthcoming book, 50 oscar nights. In her interview with author dave karger for his book “50 oscar nights,” goldberg reveals that she needed some persuasion before accepting the role of psychic oda mae brown.
“i get a phone call from my agent, ron meyer, who says, ‘patrick swayze has been hired for this movie. Whoopi goldberg has credited patrick swayze for helping her to land a role in 'ghost'. Whoopi goldberg landed her iconic role in ghost after patrick swayze gave producers.
Can you make some time for him and. Patrick is not going to do this if you don’t do it.