Chris Pratt is officially our hero, and we're not talking about his role in "Guardians of the Galaxy."
In a heartwarming interview with Panzer TV, Pratt explained that he took home pieces of his character's costume so that if the movie is a hit and he is regarded as a superhero, he can go visit sick children in the hospital. Yeah. Read this:
"I stole the jacket and some of the wardrobe so that, if this movie comes out and does what everyone hopes it can, I can follow the example of someone -- say, like, a Russell Wilson, you know -- and go visit kids," Pratt said, referring to the Seattle Seahawks quarterback who visits children's hospitals every week.
"If it was a big enough movie, to where it would mean something to a kid who’s sick in the hospital for ['Guardians' character] Peter Quill or Star-Lord to come visit them, I’ll do that," Pratt said. "I think that’s awesome, man. That would give me real meaning for this movie, you know?"
"Right now, it means high profile, cool jobs coming up, big press tour, and all the excitement of it all. But none of that really means anything. The coolest things would be that my son can one day see this and that maybe I can go affect some kids in a positive way, [and] be a good role model for them," the 35-year-old continued.
Pratt and his wife, Anna Faris, are parents to their son Jack, who was born in August 2012.
the_tza on September 14th, 2018 at 00:46 UTC »
So my friends and I made some pretty sweet Avengers Halloween costumes 4 years ago. One friend put somewhere around 200 hours into his costume and built the Iron Man Mk. 3 armor. I put around 45-50 hours into mine and built Hawkeye’s quiver and bow. About two weeks after Halloween we volunteered at Children’s Hospital for a few hours and visited the kids there. They absolutely loved it. I even did what no nurse or parent could do for the past two days- I was able to get a kid to eat his sandwich. He had cancer and the treatment took away his appetite. I told him I would give him an arrow out of my quiver for every bite he took. By the end, he was 18 arrows richer with a full stomach. I’ll never forget that kid.
You don’t have to be a celebrity to volunteer and help some kids out. All you need is the will to make it happen. I encourage anyone who wants to help to give it a shot. I could tell that my friends and I really helped the kids and their families. Seeing the kids smile for the first time in a long time brought most of the moms there to tears. My sister (who was Black Widow) had mascara running down her face 30 minutes into the visit.
Theedon on September 13rd, 2018 at 23:50 UTC »
WHO?
EnoughPM2020 on September 13rd, 2018 at 23:42 UTC »
In a sense that’s pretty classy of him. BTW the reason he mentioned Russell Wilson, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback, was (assumingly) because he went to high school in Washington state.
Also, Chris Pratt singing Ohhh Child things are gonna get easier in an impromptu stage at the children hospital while challenging one of these children to dance battle him would be a dream come true. Someone should blog that if it happens