129 Quotes by Chris Pratt

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.

There’s nothing funnier than a giant, grown man rollerblading.

You get to a point where you have to start planning, when you cross that line where you have enough value to get someone’s movie made if you attach yourself to it, you have to be very thoughtful and have to plan. When you’re starting out, you’re willing to do anything.

I’ve done all kinds of cool things as an actor – I’ve jumped out of helicopters and done some daring stunts and played baseball in a professional stadium, but none of it means anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.

I went from 220 pounds that I cut down for ‘Moneyball’ to almost 270-280 pounds for ‘Ten Year.’

I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like Everwood that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny. I’ve always tried to find a funny angle on things, and 99 percent of the time, it just doesn’t work.

Just be yourself and forget all of the stuff you read in ‘GQ’ magazine.

The big challenge for me was just trying to ignore the embarrassment of being an actor. It’s a pretty embarrassing thing to do. You’ve got people pointing cameras at you and hundreds of people watching you, as you’re trying to be great. And often, almost every time, you’re not.

I’ve eaten weird things through the course of my life. I’ve eaten wild game, I’ve eaten possum – possum’s no good.