Fame may have given Chris Pratt money and world recognition, but admits there are things he can no longer do now that he is successful.
In an interview with KIIS FM’s “The Smallzy Show.”On Thursday, Jan. 22, Pratt, 46, admitted that he could no longer make the same kind of “inappropriate” jokes online that he often used to now that he’s famous.
Pratt made the candid remarks after Smallzy, 41, asked him if he was making his new sci-fi thriller. mercy made him think twice about any of his past online behavior.
“Well, I don’t know if it was necessarily the movie that taught me that, but I feel like the entire collective of humanity is learning that lesson at the same time,” Pratt said. “And yes, I am now more and more watched for what I put on the Internet.”
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He continued: “I mean, when Twitter came out, when X was Twitter, I could have had 100 people following me, all of whom I would say inappropriate things to, behind closed doors to make them laugh. And I would do that on Twitter. And soon I was like, oh, I don’t have 60 million people here following me.”
The Guardians of the Galaxy star shared an analogy to explain why his jokes now can cause a backlash when the same kind of comments made in his past were less likely to offend.
“It’s like I saw this funny article about boats. Like what you name your boat. And if you have a $200 fishing boat and you call it ‘Salty Hooker,’ that’s pretty funny. But if you have a $200 million yacht and you call it ‘Salty Hooker,’ you become an outcast in society,” he said. “So social media is kind of the same thing. The bigger your following, the more you have to curtail your behavior and really control it.”
Chris Pratt.
(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Pratt is currently promoting his next film mercywhich also stars Rebecca Ferguson. The film delves into issues related to rapidly developing technology, focusing on a court system run by AI.
Mercy ffollows Detective Chris Raven (played by Pratt), who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case and is put on trial by the AI-run court system.
talking with Forbes on Friday, January 23, Pratt shared what to expect from the film.
“This is more than 90 minutes of pulse-pounding entertainment and action. I think it’s a bit of a throwback in that way. It deals with very serious and resonant issues around artificial intelligence and justice and morality and all that stuff, but ultimately it’s not a think piece,” Pratt told the outlet. “This is something you’re supposed to sit down, sit in a chair, put on some 3D glasses and be blown away by this edge-of-your-seat experience.”
Despite the film’s subject matter, Pratt waxed lyrical about the positive possibilities of artificial intelligence.
“I love it. I’m cautiously optimistic. I think it’s a lot of fun.” he said in Australia today show Tuesday, January 20. “It’s an amazing tool as far as I’m concerned and in my industry, I don’t see it ever replacing artisans. There’s a certain sense of inevitability that big companies will streamline their businesses using this amazing tool.
He added: “But the moment it tries to replace humanity, I don’t think it can and it won’t because, unfortunately, it doesn’t have a soul and I think that’s the key to incredible art.”