Choose the correct phrase to complete the movie star's dramatic declaration.

"I _____ not do my own stunts today," the pampered actor announced, sipping his latte. "My hair looks far too good to be ruined by a helicopter explosion."

The correct answer is would rather.

Would rather is followed by a bare infinitive (without "to"), and its negative form is simply "would rather not + verb" (would rather not do).

"Would like," "prefer," and "want" would all require the "to" infinitive in this context (e.g., "I would like not to do my own stunts").