Chris Pratt may be the nicest guy in Hollywood. Hell, he may be the nicest guy in the history of the world. Best known as the lovable goofball -- and at one-time jerk; we'll get to that -- Andy Dwyer on the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation,' the affable Pratt now finds himself co-staring opposite Brad Pitt in 'Moneyball.' Or, as Pratt bluntly puts it, "What the f-ck am I doing in this room with this guy?"
Between this and 'Parks and Recreation,' do you worry about being typecast as the funny guy who also happens to have an injury?
Ha! Wow ...
"We really need someone who is charismatic, but is also convincing with an arm injury or a broken leg. Who can we get?"
As long as I keep getting cast, I don't care if it's typecast. I figure, anybody who had had any level of success in Hollywood who looks back and credits their planning is full of sh-t. 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 started auditioning for f*cking Frisky's commercials. And I'd get a Carl's Jr. commercial and I'm like, "Yes! This is awesome!" I called my friends and family, "I'm going to be in a Carl's Jr. commercial!" or "I have a guest spot on a show called 'The Huntress' on USA!" or "This is awesome, I got my SAG card!" There's a huge level of absolute lack of control and you are 100 percent at the mercy of people making the powerful decisions. You walk into a casting office, you hope to God you get the role – and 99 out of 100 times you don't.
I didn't care much for 'Parks and Recreation' during its first season, but now it's one of my favorite shows. What changed?
I think it got fine-tuned. 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.
Source: Full interview @ Moviefone
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