‘Dirty’ was too clean for him

“Dirty Dancing” made Patrick Swayze a superstar, but when he first read the script, he found it a little tame.

The actor, who died Sept. 14 of cancer, writes in his memoir, “It seemed fluffy – nothing more than a summer-camp movie.”

The memoir “The Time of My Life” comes out next week.

Swayze’s reaction was completely different about another future smash, “Ghost.”

He immediately wanted to be in it and persuaded Jerry Zucker to cast him despite the director’s skepticism that Swayze could play a sensitive leading man.

Swayze also remembered working with a then-little known Tom Cruise in Francis Coppola’s adaptation of the young adult classic “The Outsiders.”

Cruise, Swayze said, was so “self-conscious about his teeth” that he resisted photo shoots.

Early Christmas vacation?

An arrest warrant has been issued in California for actor Randy Quaid and his wife, claiming they skipped out on a $10,000 hotel bill in Santa Barbara County.

The felony warrant for Quaid and his wife Evi, for burglary, defrauding an innkeeper and conspiracy, sets bail at $20,000.

Step-mama weighs in

Stepmother Michelle Phillips rejects Mackenzie Phillips’ claim that she had a sexual relationship with her late father, John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas.

Michelle, also a member of the ’60s group, says Mackenzie, who has long battled drugs, “has a lot of mental illness.”

But singing half-sister Chynna Phillips says she believes the accusation, adding that a “part of her died” when she heard it.

The birthday bunch

Newswoman Barbara Walters is 80. Actor Michael Douglas is 65. Model Cheryl Tiegs is 62. Actor Mark Hamill is 58. Actress Heather Locklear is 48. Actress Aida Turturro is 47. Actor Tate Donovan is 46. Actor-singer Will Smith is 41. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 40. Rapper T.I. is 29.