Chris Pratt’s path to success started as a door-to-door salesman.
The 37-year-old old actor took a dip for the February issue of Vanity Fair and opened up about life before becoming a movie star.
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“I was selling coupons for things like oil changes or trips to a spa. I was great at that,” he tells the mag, noting it helped prepare him for getting rejected for acting roles later in life.
“That’s why I believe in God and the divine. I feel like it was perfectly planned. People talk about rejection in Hollywood. I’m like, ‘You’re outta your f****n’ mind. Did you ever have someone sic their dog on you at an audition?”
“Once you get smart about auditioning, you learn to audition before they say ‘Action.’ You walk into the room as the character,” he advises...
The 37-year-old old actor took a dip for the February issue of Vanity Fair and opened up about life before becoming a movie star.
More: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt Abruptly End Interview After Being Asked About Sex -- Listen
“I was selling coupons for things like oil changes or trips to a spa. I was great at that,” he tells the mag, noting it helped prepare him for getting rejected for acting roles later in life.
“That’s why I believe in God and the divine. I feel like it was perfectly planned. People talk about rejection in Hollywood. I’m like, ‘You’re outta your f****n’ mind. Did you ever have someone sic their dog on you at an audition?”
“Once you get smart about auditioning, you learn to audition before they say ‘Action.’ You walk into the room as the character,” he advises...
- 1/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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