He also offered advice those pursuing an acting career.
“More belief than desire is the key, because there’s a lot of people who desperately want to pursue their dream, whatever it is, and there are people who believe it’s theirs, ” he said.
Pratt’s visit follows that of his “Parks and Recreation” co-star Amy Poehler, who was honored as the Hasty Pudding’s woman of the year in late January.
—Staff writer Quynh-Nhu Le can be reached at quynhnhu.le@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter @qnhule.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
CORRECTION: February 8, 2015
An earlier verison of this article misquoted Zoe B. Rosenthal ’16. Rosenthal referred to "Parks and Recreation" character Andy Dwyer as a "goofy but dim-witted," not "lovable," guy.