OlderZac Efron Covers ‘GQ’ May 2009
A shirtless Zac Efron holds himself up on a parking meter in this sexy new shot for the upcoming May 2009 issue of GQ.
The 21-year-old actor, who hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend, is described by the mag as having “muscle-ropy arms”, “Japanimation-character bangs” and being “cute as a damn button.” Here’s what Zac opened up about:
On doing community-theater productions as a kid: “It was the worst possible thing you could do in high school. Kids who are in musical theater tend to be self-confident in a quirky kind of way, and when kids who are really self-conscious see somebody doing that kind of thing, they try to bring them down. I used to do random things, man. When I was a kid? I dyed my hair silver, to look like Sisqó in the ‘Thong Song’ video. I just didn’t give a f—. I didn’t care.”
On the entertainment business: “It’s crazy, all the stuff that happens down there. It’s the American dream. I mean, it’s beautiful. But it’s so f—ed up. Up here, everything’s green. And down there, it’s crazy.”
On why he chose to do 17 Again, which opens this Friday (April 17): “It’s very transitional, y’know? I didn’t wanna alienate the fans that had been around for so long. The fans, who’ve been around for so many years.”
On the rumors that he wore false eyelashes: “If somebody can find any photo that
shows me wearing false eyelashes, I will give them a f—ing million dollars. That’s bulls—. (pauses) You know what, dude? A couple of times, when I was young, and I didn’t know what the f— I was doing—it’s just what happens. Somebody’s there, and it’s their job. And
they load you up with makeup. They don’t do the girlie thing, but they, y’know, cover your zits. It didn’t come from a self-conscious place—it was just what everyone did. And since then, people just constantly think I’m wearing makeup. It’s a recurring theme. But f—, man. I have never worn false eyelashes in my entire life. (blinks a couple of times) That’s all me.”
On rumors that he and girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens were getting married in Kauai (he attended his manager’s wedding): “That was such bull—. I’m definitely not getting married. In this business, you’re either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I’m not getting married until I’m 40. If ever. The thought never crossed my mind.”
Check out the full article at GQ.com and be sure to read the autograph story!
339 Comments
How can you guys not see he’s talking like this for a few reasons.
#1 this is a mens mag. This is an adults mag not some little tween mag.
#2 he never spoke like this in the past because 2 years ago no one other then tween mags cared to interview him. So to say this isn’t the Zac you always thought you knew is right in some way. He’s growing up and adult mags are just now taking note of him and wanting to interview him. A few years ago it wasn’t like that, he was just looked at as another teen heartthrob but he’s trying to move out of that. So give him some credit guys.
He’s always cursed. There was a vid going around of Zac in the airport calling one of the paps an ******* for asking him about his/vanessa’s sex life.
I’m running out of excuses for this guy. I’m speechless.
Abby, It has not been 2 years since Zac has done an interview. And not all the interviews have been in tween mags. What many are saying is that Zac has not cursed so much in other even recent adult mag interviews as he did in this interview. If Zac wants to be an adult, you don’t go about doing that by all of a sudden cursing every other word.
By the way, those photos of zac seems like they are really photo shopped. Anyone else notice? I’m not trying to dis him but he is muhch skinnier than those muscle pictures portray. He’s still cute though.
As Zac said in the Today Show interview this morning, he’s 21 and growing up. It’s a fact of life. He can’t always think of the tween/young audience in doing interviews for adult-oriented publications or in the projects he chooses to work on if he wants to last long in the entertainment industry. That doesn’t mean he’s ungrateful for the success that HSM gave him. If you truly want him to be successful in this cut-throat business, you have to be willing to see him as someone who is growing up.
Plus, he has to seem edgy for a magazine like GQ. Otherwise, the magazine wouldn’t even think of putting him on the cover. GQ doesn’t do squeeky clean.
And the whole marriage thing. Why would you think he would ever admit to a stranger/interviewer about his true feelings toward marriage? He’s 21. There’s no rule that says he has to get married in his 20s. I don’t see Vanessa being in any hurry to get married either. So don’t worry about her. Only they know when it’s the right time. Not their so-called fans.
As Zac said in the Today Show interview this morning, he’s 21 and growing up. It’s a fact of life. He can’t always think of the tween/young audience in doing interviews for adult-oriented publications or in the projects he chooses to work on if he wants to last long in the entertainment industry. That doesn’t mean he’s ungrateful for the success that HSM gave him. If you truly want him to be successful in this cut-throat business, you have to be willing to see him as someone who is growing up.
Plus, he has to seem edgy for a magazine like GQ. Otherwise, the magazine wouldn’t even think of putting him on the cover. GQ doesn’t do squeeky clean.
And the whole marriage thing. Why would you think he would ever admit to a stranger/interviewer about his true feelings toward marriage? He’s 21. There’s no rule that says he has to get married in his 20s. I don’t see Vanessa being in any hurry to get married either. So don’t worry about her. Only they know when it’s the right time. Not their so-called fans.
this guy seems so empty to me - i don’t get the attraction at all. he’d better save his money. i don’t see a long career for him.
ak No one is saying Zac should not grow up. However, many feel that cursing your way through an interview and checking out women on the side of the road and dissing marriage in the manner in which he said it was a bit different and not liked by alot of his fans.
.ok i dont know what the big deal is with the f* word, maybe he is using it quite a lot but that is not the problem..i used to like Efron a lot but lately he has been acting and just saying things that make him look like he is FULL OF HIMSELF…it sucks,.because i truly liked him before….and now he is into the “no commitment” type of vibe…sort of a turn-off..but anyways…i guess my heart will entirely shift to Pattinson now..
And as far as I know Vanessa has never commented on whether or not she wants to get married. She uses the No Comment when it comes to Zac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjB9f3DpSKI
Based on several interviews, I’m starting to think that Zac and his people like controversy. I guess they will go over the top for publicity whether its good or bad. I don’t know what else to think.
#134
How is saying that he won’t be ready to get married until he’s 30 dissing marriage? I know a lot of people who aren’t ready until then. And of course he’s not going to announce his true intentions to an interviewer. Vanessa doesn’t gush about Zac or wanting to get married in her interviews, so why should he?
potty mouth, much?
like some people have already said.
it doesn’t make you an adult if you curse every two sentences.
he’s still appealing to the younger audience too. just cuz hsm is over doesn’t mean his whole young fan base will disappear.
i hope he’s still aware of that.
zachary, don’t get sucked in this crazy hollywood world!
I agree Sam. Zac has made alot of comments lately. Such as wanting to kiss Leslie Mann, about if he could go back to High School and talk to that girl he liked, also saying he would only have sex with someone he was in love with but then saying he may change his mind on that one in the future. All these kind of comments are supposed to make us think he is growing up. Well if this is how he is growing up then shame on him. Vanessa needs to take a good look at the things he is saying.
ak Exactly Vanessa does not comment, Zac has made alot of comments lately and they are not flattering.
#135
You have to remember that an interview for an edgier magazine like GQ is going to be skewed a certain way. Doesn’t make Zac full of himself or commitment-phobic. If you’ve read the entire interview, he sounds articulate, savvy about the industry he’s in, and has a good head on his shoulders. Just because he alluded to not being ready for marriage until he’s 30 does not make him the “no commitment” type. If he was, he wouldn’t be in a committed relationship for nearly 4 years with the same person.
If you’ve seen him in his interviews earlier today in NY, he’s still the same good guy that made you a fan. You’re not a true fan if this one interview makes you shift alliances.
Reading this interview I wanted to hug him and slap him at the same time. He’s trying way too hard to appeal to men and sound the way he thinks they want him to sound. I felt the same way with the USA weekend interview when the interviewer had to point out that Zac blurted out ‘what do you want me to say, I’m trying to figure out what you want me to say.’
I thought the interviewer was spot on when he suggested that Zac was leaving the Disney bubble only to create a self-made bubble where he refuses to be himself but keeps trying to figure out what people want him to say and be. He then proceeds to work hard at incarnating those but people always see through those as his image is never consistent from interview to interview depending on the target audience.
He is such a hard worker but as the interviewer rightly pointed out, some things are not achieved by sheer hardwork, sometimes you’ve got to relax and let your personality through.
My exasperation with him gets tempered though when I remember that he’s always had to work hard for everything and this is the only way he knows to approach the things that are important to him. I think this GQ interview is very important to him as he wants to snag the male demographic and that’s why he’s trying so hard.
I find it a bit sad because he hinted that he’s not getting the kind of roles he wants but I doubt swearing like a teenager will make a producer cast him say, in a western movie or make adult men take him seriously. I don’t mind swearing at all but this is not believable.
Hopefully, he’ll read this interview and note the observations made by the interviewer. I bet he can sound so much more grown up without appearing as if he’s trying too hard if he just relaxes and lets his real personality through rather than all these images he’s channeling which are frankly not appealing.
When people meet him and work with him, they speak so well of him, I just don’t get why he thinks these fake personalities will do more to further his career than his real self.
I think this is a critical period for him and he’s clearly confused about how to present himself and desperate to make it work. I’m not really sure his pr is guiding him in the right way. Maybe he needs some quality time with his parents.
I understand everyone can have their own views on this but I still don’t get why people are hating on him so much for it. But thats just me, whatever. Did you see his interview on the view and the todays show? This is still the same down to earth guy people fell in love with. He’s just growing up and trying to find his place in the crazy world that is hollywood. I still support him a 110%
Naomi - Your comments were right on, I could not agree more. Lets just hope Zac and his PR people figure this out before it goes to far.
#142
Are you even a Zac fan? What he says in an interview may not necessarily be his true views on marriage. Zac and the interviewer/writer are savvy enough to know who GQ magazine caters to - primarily adult males. So of course they’re going to want to portray him as a lady’s man, not someone who is lovey dovey and gushing about wanting to get married.
Besides, if you’re a Vanessa fan, do you think she’s stupid enough to stick with a guy for four years if he’s not committed? Give her more credit than that. You don’t have to have a ring on your finger to be in a committed relationship.
I’ve also got to say that the interview was a bit too detailed and didn’t cut Zac any slack.
For instance, the interviewer made sure to tell us that Zac knew they were watching him check out the yoga lady, making it obvious that he feels Zac was doing that just to prove a point, (that he wasn’t gay maybe, that he notices women ) and he wanted us to know that.
The whole interview was sprinkled with that sense of ‘this guy is trying to present a certain image and we want the readers to know that.’
I don’t think Zac knew it was going to be presented that way and it’s a bit unfair to him. It just heightens the feeling that he’s trying too hard.
i Love Zac And Vanessa.
i know they can commit mistake,no one is perfect anyway.
so i always include them in my prayers.
#148 I agree. I feel this wasn’t exactly about who he really is. It was more talking about how the interview went and not what the interview was really about., ya know?
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