Friday May 22, 2009

Jessica Biel loved with working with Patrick Swayze in her new movie Powder Blue — because he was so full of energy.

The actress says she grew up watching Swayze’s smash hit film Dirty Dancing – and insists it was a pleasure shooting scenes with the Hollywood legend.

“He is beloved by everyone, including me,” Justin Timberlake’s girlfriend tells Parade magazine. “I grew up watching Dirty Dancing. I watched it every day after school. Every day. I’ve seen it probably 80 times or more, no joke.

“Patrick was wonderful and full of energy. He was involved in the process and literally coming to the set even when he wasn’t even working  and saying, ‘Here’s my idea for that scene tomorrow.’”

As for discussing her relationship with Timberlake, Biel says, “I think you have to be really careful. Once you start to go there you really are opening your life which is already so open. Anyway, we don’t do much of anything. We certainly don’t do anything interesting. We just hang out at home. You have to have a real life because of the kind of crazy Hollywood stuff that you can get wrapped up in.

“It’s so important to have hobbies and girlfriends, and not know people that work in Hollywood. It’s a sanity thing; it keeps you sane. I was playing soccer and I joined a kickball league. That’s way more interesting to me than going to some party.”

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