Patrick Swayze pays tribute to Natasha Richardson

Washington (ANI): Patrick Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, paid tribute to late actress Natasha Richardson by stating "the world will be a different place" without her. Patrick acted with the late Natasha in the flick 'Waking Up in Reno". The actor feels devastated that the talented actress died after a skiing accident.

"It is such a great loss to this community to lose an actress and person such as Natasha. Gifts like her don''t come along very often. It's a rare thing in this industry to have someone with so much talent, beauty, and dedication and yet is imbued with such humility," Contactmusic quoted Patrick, as saying.

"I know for me and many other people, the world will be a different place without her. My heart goes out to Liam and his two boys, but I''m sure that Natasha''s light is shining down on them," Patrick added.