Interview With Morris The Cat Plus the Chance to Win $300 For Your Next Getaway #Sponsored7/29/2015 ***Disclosure: This post was made possible by 9Lives. As always, all opinions are my own.***
Morris the Cat is known throughout the world as the
star of over fifty 9Lives cat food commercials from the 1970s up through today.
He gained even greater notoriety when he became an advo-cat for kitty adoptions with his “Million Cat Rescue” initiative, and
just this year, he took a trip to South by Southwest as a feline technology
correspondent.
It seems America’s favorite ‘charmingly choosy’
feline is always on the go, but I recently had the chance to catch up with him to
talk show biz, naps, and how he’s giving back through his new effort called
‘Live Well & Prospurr.’
You’ve
been a TV star since the 1970s and yet you look as vivacious as ever. How do
you keep your youthful glow?
People
ask me all the time if I’ve had work done. But in fact, my whiskers stay perky
thanks to a disciplined regimen of napping, sleeping, napping some more, eating
(9Lives, of course), and just generally hanging
out. I want to emphasize this last one because even though it’s categorically
important for our health and happiness, it’s also the easiest to forget as we
go about our busy lives. That’s why I developed my Official Guide to Relaxing,
Chillin’, Unwinding & More. (I had to take some time away from hanging out to write it, but I hope
you’ll agree it was well worth it.)
Are
humans allowed to know what’s in this guide or is it for felines only?
Oh no, the
guide was written for all species, both two- and four-legged. And let’s face
it, cats are pretty good at hanging out
already. I know relaxing can be daunting—what with work, kids, errands, and chores—but
that’s why I created the 5 levels of hanging
out. Even the most stressed out person can master Level 1: Kicking Back.
Then, as people get more comfortable with the idea of just relaxing, they can move on to the higher levels and ultimately
achieve what I like to call Prospurr.
How
does someone know when they’ve achieved Prospurr?
Excellent
question, Brandy. Prospurr is the
Holy Grail of hanging out. It’s not
so much an action as a state of mind, but purr-haps I could describe it best
like this: It’s like the moment you flop onto the couch after a hard day, mixed
with the tingling sensation of getting scratched behind the ears, rolled into
the drool-inducing taste of a bowl of 9Lives. You humans out there probably
haven’t tried 9Lives, so you’ll just have to trust me on this one. For more
tips on hanging out, go to this
website that I built with my own four paws: http://prospurr.9lives.com/
I know
working in show biz can mean very long hours. How do you keep to your hangout
regimen while you’re on set?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Just
like Brad Pitt or Liam Hemsworth, I have a stand-in who sets up all my shots
for me. That way I can rest in my trailer—ahem, carrying case—until the cameras
start rolling. My stand-in is polyester and has a tag that says “Made in the
USA,” but he does the trick. All I have to do is show up and look handsome…
which is easy since I’ve spent the whole day getting my beauty rest.
Certainly
the entertainment industry, and the world in general, has changed a lot since
the 1970s. How do you keep up with the times?
I chase
the times like a red-laser dot, and I’m always on the lookout for cool new tech
gadgets that help cats and humans live well. One of my new favorites is the
Apple Watch—it lets me track how much time I spend ‘napping’ versus the time I
spend ‘sleeping.’ AND, today it told me that I took 19 steps going from my bed
to my food dish—nothing like working up a sweat before a big meal.
What is
the best advice you could give to someone who wants to live a better life?
Watch cat videos! A recent study conducted by some
really smart people at Indiana University found that after watching a clip of
Lil Bub, Nora the Piano Cat or of course, yours truly, participants felt
increased levels of joy and energy. Science doesn’t lie, people! Bonus points
if you watch said cat videos curled up in bed or on a fluffy couch.
If a cat watches cat videos, does it have the
same effect?
Yes—in fact, the effect is multiplied. It’s like
topping 9Lives Super Supper with even
more 9Lives Super Supper. Some days I’ll watch cat videos the entire four
hours I’m awake.
It
seems like you’ve got a pretty nice life, Morris.
I’m very
lucky, but to me, being a celebricat isn’t about paw-ty hopping or head-booping
Hollywood royalty. It’s about enjoying the simple pleasures that let me live
well—and helping others to do the same. You may not know this but I was
actually a rescue cat in Chicago before I was ‘discovered.’ This year, with
your support, I’m donating a million meals to the ASPCA. Every time you tweet
using #MorrisFeeds I’ll donate a bowl of 9Lives to a kitty in need. And I
haven’t forgotten about my human fans: Go to http://prospurr.9lives.com/ for a chance to win $300 towards a relaxing getaway… You
deserve it!
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