Chris Pratt swore he was 'never gonna audition for Marvel again' after failed 'Captain America' and 'Thor' auditions before he landed 'Guardians of the Galaxy'

• "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt said he auditioned for "Captain America" and "Thor."
• He said that he auditioned so many times that he swore he'd "never" audition for Marvel again.

In the last decade, Chris Pratt has impressively made the jump from TV to film in a big way, moving from "Parks and Recreation" to films like "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Jurassic World" and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."

But the actor is opening up about struggling to land his big break, explaining that he auditioned for Marvel Studios numerous times before finally impressing the people in charge.

Pratt appeared on Thursday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to talk about "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" when he was asked about auditioning for "Captain America."

The actor said: "Oh man, yeah I did. I auditioned for them all. I had a rough run with Marvel. I auditioned for 'Thor,' but not even to be Thor — but to be one of the sidekick guys, and I didn't get a callback."

"Usually they give you a little bit of feedback, and I remember the casting director goes, 'Wow. You really made a big choice there.' Which is code for like: 'Hey, dial back the acting there, guy.'"

Pratt admitted that he got so many rejections that he never wanted to audition for Marvel again before finally landing "Guardians of the Galaxy."

He said: "It got to the point where I was never gonna audition for Marvel again. I was like, 'This is stupid, I'm never gonna be in a Marvel movie.'"

"I mean, all of them. Anything that came out that needed a guy that even remotely looked like me, I auditioned for in some way or another," Pratt continued.

"And I would either submit a tape and they would say 'No, we don't need to see him,' or I would get there and see them, they'd go, 'No, that's the last time we need to see you.'"

The "Passengers" and "The Tomorrow War" star also said that there were other big franchises that he was rejected from as well as Marvel.

Pratt recalled: "And it was not only just Marvel things but there have been a lot of heroic characters in various films… Not DC characters, but like, you know, 'Star Trek' or 'Avatar.' Anything that was like, 'This guy walks in and he's got the it-factor.' Over and over again I was like, 'Well, I definitely don't have that it-factor they're looking for because they don't even want me to come back.'"

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" is in theaters on May 5.