Chris Pratt reveals why he kicked Brad Pitt out of ‘Moneyball’ audition: 'This is my house'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Chris Pratt has shared a memorable moment from his audition for the 2011 sports drama 'Moneyball,' revealing that he kicked Brad Pitt out of the room.
Pratt, who was eventually cast as baseball player Scott Hatteberg, recalled the intense experience during an appearance on 'The Graham Norton Show.'
Chris Pratt recalls being 'nervous' in front of Bennett Miller and Brad Pitt
Chris Pratt described his nervousness while auditioning in front of director Bennett Miller and Brad Pitt.
"I'm in this audition room with Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller, and I’m nervous as you can possibly imagine," Pratt said.
"I was just, like, sitting here next to Brad Pitt and Bennett Miller, who is just a really wonderful director, but he’s kind of a pain in the a**... even he knows that!" he continued, according to the Independent.
"He's kind of complicated, and, you know, he's sitting back like this with his feet up on his desk, and he's just watching me do the scene. He's like, just infuriating, but I love him," Pratt added.
Chris Pratt recalls telling director Bennett Miller to take his 'feet off my desk!'
Bennett Miller offered some sharp feedback on Chris Pratt’s performance.
"He's like, 'Yeah, it just kind of feels like you're auditioning for this role. You know, this is supposed to be your house, and it feels like you’re a guy who's auditioning next to Brad Pitt, and you’re nervous about it,'" Pratt recalled what Miller had told him.
After hearing the critique, Pratt took an unexpected approach to make the scene feel more real.
"I was like, 'Okay.' And I said: 'Well, then how about this? This is my house, and you can start by taking your f***ing feet off my desk!' I kicked him out, and I said: 'You, Brad, get out! You guys go knock on the door and come back in then we'll do the audition!' And it worked," he said.
Pratt is currently starring in Netflix’s sci-fi action film 'The Electric State,' which has faced harsh criticism.
In a one-star review for The Independent, critic Clarisse Loughrey called it "completely incoherent."
