From beaten and bruised to one of the brightest stars in the world

only saw the final cut: the smoldering gaze, the impossible lifts, the swagger that made audiences believe in impossible love stories. What they missed were the empty nursery dreams, the nights dulled by alcohol, the funerals that left him wondering if he was cursed. Yet through cancer, heartbreak, and fading strength, he held onto the same truth he’d continue reading …