“But I can do 40-inch box jumps now. Action-hero physical stuff. Jumping that high feels really good. You see a giant hillside, and you think, I wanna get up that. You see a building, you think, I could climb that. When you get in shape, the world around you becomes things you wanna jump on and climb…”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Action Hero, Physicality, Getting in Shape
“You have to eat protein. You can't have hash browns, or burgers, or anything fried. You can't have carbs. You have to work out five times a week.”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: protein, Hash Browns, Burgers, Fried Foods, Carbs
“I like clothes now. I have more energy. I sleep better. My sex drive is up. Blood's flowing. I'm less susceptible to impulse. I'm in a different mode. When I was way out of shape, the idea of using whitening strips on my teeth seemed terrible. I have to do that every day? I'll never do it. What you…”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Energy, Blood Pressure, Teeth Whitening Strips, calories, Hamburger
“It was getting to the point where I would wake up in the middle of the night and I wasn't breathing. A little bit of sleep apnea. My neck was pushing down on my throat, so my sleep felt like it was panicked all night.”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Sleep Apnea, Obesity
“It's a thing when it becomes three peoples' job to mop sweat off of you. The hair person, the makeup person, an assistant. When their primary job becomes stopping you from sweating? But I sweat less now that I'm in better shape. When I was fat, it could be ice cold in a room and I would sweat.”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Film Crews, Makeup Person, sweating
“When Guardians of the Galaxy was pitched to me, I said, ‘I don't think so.’ I just didn't picture myself getting the role. I didn't want to go and embarrass myself like I did when I auditioned for G.I. Joe a couple of years previously. I went in there, and halfway through I saw the director's eyes j…”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Guardians of the Galaxy, G.I. Joe, Director, Casting, out of shape
“Of course I want people to like me, but more importantly, I don't want people to dislike me.”— Chris Pratt, esquire.comTagged: Being Liked, Being Disliked, Popularity