Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt
Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt is an American actor. He came to prominence from his television roles, including Bright Abbott in Everwoodand Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth21 June 1979
CityVirginia, MN
CountryUnited States of America
casting happened met paid ten
My first in, my first break, was I met a director and got to talking with her, and she happened to be casting this movie that she had written. That was ten years ago. That got me to Hollywood. I got paid $700 bucks.
add car editing evolving fine guitar room shoot six stop tune tv weeks work
Television is such an evolving medium. When you're doing a TV show, it's not like you just shoot for six weeks and you're in an editing room with all of your footage. It's like a guitar or a car, you have to fine tune things. You stop doing what's not working, you work on what is working and you add things that do work.
became bought discovered guess lottery plane ticket
A friend bought me a plane ticket to Hawaii, which is where I got discovered and became an actor, so I guess a friend bought me a winning lottery ticket.
world way months
With moviemaking, you can be halfway around the world for six months. So there are amazing benefits to doing TV, and with the platform change and the way it is, I would never ever rule out doing TV.
nice intelligent who-we-are
It's really nice to have someone who's intelligent and articulate to talk to about what you're doing, because it's a big part of who we are.
laughing track moments
You can't have a laugh track that sort of tells the audience when to laugh and, you know, it's difficult to find those moments.
feelings trying hollywood
I'm sure I can't relate to what females go through in Hollywood, but I do know what it feels like to eat emotionally. To be sad and make yourself happy with food, and then be almost immediately sad again, and then ashamed. Then, you try to hide those feelings with more food.
attitude challenges trying
The challenge is not finding the attitude, but it's really just being open and willing to go for it and try different things, and having a director that you can trust. The attitude is not something that I intended or created.
two white perfect
Perfect sandwich? Two slices of white bread, mustard, mayo and a platinum American Express card.
adventure two three
Film is cool because it's an hour and a half to two hours. It's a great ride. It's typically three acts - beginning, middle and end. It's going on an adventure and by the end it's all cleaned up.
running practice feet
I surprised myself with my ability to run. It's kind of like tippy toe running. I would not be able to outrun Indominus Rex, but with enough practice I might be able to make it 40 or 50 feet before I was killed.
hurt pain fall
The key is just to ignore the pain, because physical comedy only works if you see someone get hurt and they aren't actually hurt. If someone gets hit in the face with a bat, falls down, and gets back up, it's funny. If they stay down and their jaw is wired shut in the next scene, it's really tragic and weird. You have to pretend it doesn't hurt.
jobs mean reality
It's weird as actors because I mean we're fortunate in the group of people who have to spend time away from their families. There are men and women serving overseas who certainly have it a lot harder than we do, and there are jobs that take people away from the families, and that's a reality with some jobs that you have. One thing that's really difficult I find is the transition, because not only do you have to learn how to transition to living on your own again, there's a transition that happens learning how to live with somebody again.
one-day looks ifs
If one day someone came up to me and was like, 'Look, you're never going to act again,' I don't know what I would do.